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MILWAUKEE - The chief of staff of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee says bankruptcy proceedings are putting Milwaukee's Catholic Church in a 'dire situation.'
However, Jerry Topczewski told Newsradio 620 WTMJ's "Wisconsin's Morning News" that "The Church isn't going out of business by any means."
The Journal Sentinel reports that the Archdiocese filed court documents showing that it's losing so much money on legal fees that, under current legal demands, it will no longer be able to pay its regular operational expenses after Easter Sunday.
It's asking Federal Judge Susan Kelley to let them stop making payments to lawyers except for reorganization.
"It's a dire situation in the sense that the Archdiocese does not have a lot of resources. A lot of people think the Church is rich. Financially, the Archdiocese runs on a very small, balanced budget," explained Topczewski.
"The Archdiocese has expenses. Those moneys have been eaten up by attorneys as we try to move through this bankruptcy in a responsible way."
He also detailed how money parishioners donated in offerings during Mass and other appeals would not go to pay lawyers.
"We've been very good caretakers of their money. When they contribute, money (isn't) used for attorneys, for court fees. Those monies go for service. They know their money is going to help people."
However, Jerry Topczewski told Newsradio 620 WTMJ's "Wisconsin's Morning News" that "The Church isn't going out of business by any means."
The Journal Sentinel reports that the Archdiocese filed court documents showing that it's losing so much money on legal fees that, under current legal demands, it will no longer be able to pay its regular operational expenses after Easter Sunday.
It's asking Federal Judge Susan Kelley to let them stop making payments to lawyers except for reorganization.
"It's a dire situation in the sense that the Archdiocese does not have a lot of resources. A lot of people think the Church is rich. Financially, the Archdiocese runs on a very small, balanced budget," explained Topczewski.
"The Archdiocese has expenses. Those moneys have been eaten up by attorneys as we try to move through this bankruptcy in a responsible way."
He also detailed how money parishioners donated in offerings during Mass and other appeals would not go to pay lawyers.
"We've been very good caretakers of their money. When they contribute, money (isn't) used for attorneys, for court fees. Those monies go for service. They know their money is going to help people."
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GJ - Archbishop Weakland, homosexual Roman Catholic priest, helped Milwaukee go downhill with his embezzlement of funds to pay off his boyfriend, and mismanagement of church funds. No wonder the Church and Changers wanted him to lecture the public.
