WHO PAYS? A Follow-Up...

Questions expressing shock and disbelief regarding our last post have come to TOCB. It seems that many are having difficulty believing the possibility that shortfalls in one parish can be allocated to all parishes in any given Metropolis.

TOCB some time ago provided its readers with both the Metropolitan's Budget Protocol and the actual budget spreadsheet for each parish within the Metropolis. These have been listed under the "Food for Thought, Questions to Ponder" section of our blog, to the right of the blog articles. These documents came directly from the Web site of the Metropolis of Denver.

We do not believe, given the specific circumstances in Dallas, that it is far-fetched that all of us will be required to pay for the shortfalls that are expected to arise in Dallas (and elsewhere throughout the country) in the wake of the abuse scandals now plaguing the Church.

It is simply a matter of reading the Metropolitan's own words, which were quoted verbatim from page four in his budget protocol. Read the documents and draw your own conclusions.