Viva. I grew up in Philadelphia. We had two old Monsignor's (Bauer & Marley). They had been at the parish for decades. They had it set up that you could send your children to the school for one price. It was a very reasonable fee per family, wether you had one child or ten, the family fee was the same. They refused to get rid of the traditional architecture and altar rails etc.. even when not the late 80's early 90's. They were forced into retirement in their mid 70's. They managed the parish funds so well and were so loved and respected that tuition was seldom increased. The new pastor came in, squandered funds ripping out alter rails and "updating" the church that tuition had to be increased per child. Eventually it got so high that the school was empty...now most of the church pews too☹️
Those old timers managed to educate all who came, keep the pews full, and the doors open for decades. Modern priest managed to destroy it in a few short years.
One Sunday in particular, old Mons. Bauer described a filthy, nasty, sewer pipe spilling tons of vile garbage in your yard. He asked who would let their children play in it? Then he made the connection of the TV spewing filth into your living room and asked how any responsible parent could let their child sit in front of it. You could have heard a pin drop.
Mons Bauer and Marley RIP
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