Bishop Neymeyr warns: Church has to do with fewer staff and money!

Bishop Neymeyr warns: Church has to do with fewer staff and money!

Erfurt, Deutschland - Bishop Ulrich Neymeyr prepared the faithful in the diocese of Erfurt for a dramatic turn in the Catholic Church! In his urgent shepherd's word to Advent, he announced that the church will have to make do with fewer staff and less money in the future. The so -called "Solidar Pact Ost", which has generously supported the diocese since the turn, will expire in the coming year. This means that the parishes are now forced to separate from real estate to save costs permanently. A call to financial personal responsibility at a time when the health insurers are empty!

But that's not all! Neymeyr made it clear that the challenges are not only financial in nature. Religiosity disappears while many people seek support and consolation in these confusing times - also in faith. "We face major challenges," he emphasized. The usual forms of life will have to change drastically. The number of pastoral employees will decrease because there is not enough young people. "We will have to get by with fewer staff in the future," warned the bishop.

The role of the volunteers

Neymeyr called the believers to pray for spiritual professions and recalled that not only priests and deacons shape the church. The baptized and fired Christians are also "workers in the Lord's vineyard". He emphasized the central role of the family, in which children are blessed and the table prayer belongs to Tradition. "We cannot design the church on site if we only look back," warned Neymeyr and encouraged the volunteers who are already active to keep the church alive. An urgent appeal to face the challenges of the future and redesign the church!