Tucson's Bankrupt, too

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson declared bankruptcy Sept. 20. I was away from the office when it happened and didn't blog it, but I want to get it on the record here now. The purpose of this blog is to mark the church milestones that will lead, by necessity, to a Vatican III of some sorts.

These bankruptcies are big news in the scheme of things.

Tucson is the second diocese to do this. See story.

The Archdiocese of Portland was the first. (By the way, archdiocese is just the name they give to a big diocese.)

The cost of the sex-abuse scandal was a factor in both bankruptcies. The good that might come out of it is this might mean less secrecy all the way around in all dioceses, because financial details can come out in court.

Christian Science Monitor has a good story on that. Read here.