Other than moving, is it ever okay to change parishes? If so, what are valid reasons for transfer?
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For what I recall our parish is determined by where we live, so if there was a new parish and a dividing of an area we might be in a new parish for that reason.
I think we are supposed to support the home parish even if we attend another, which I don't think it is wrong to ... just we can't neglect the home parish.
There are some people who attendb a different than the home one because they prefer the priest or the atmosphere, or it might have more or less people attending, maybe looking for people their own age (heard this from singles if they are in an aging parish).
Not sure there are any steadfast rules... but some things I've read here and there.
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I think we are supposed to support the home parish even if we attend another, which I don't think it is wrong to ... just we can't neglect the home parish.
There are some people who attendb a different than the home one because they prefer the priest or the atmosphere, or it might have more or less people attending, maybe looking for people their own age (heard this from singles if they are in an aging parish).
Not sure there are any steadfast rules... but some things I've read here and there.
Marcia
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My friend, who is a third degree Carmelite, and was in a VERY liberal parish (much to her discomfort) had that very question! She could no longer stand the abuses and Mass was more like a trial to her. She wanted to switch to another parish that was more in keeping with what the Holy Father intended. (Switching parishes is not a problem where we live--parishioners CAN register in a different parish if it suits their needs better--they just HAVE to register in a community--we can visit nearly ANY Catholic Church at any time, but we need to be registered in one community.) Anyway, her spiritual advisor helped her to see that, under her circumstances, she should stay where God had placed her (and offer up any of her discomfort and after much prayer, speak out more in when there is an abuse). I would guess that if the community was slowly detrimental to her walk with God, the advice would be different, but again there would be much prayer before taking that rather, IMO, drastic step.
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As AMDG points out its best to seek spitrual advice on this issue.
We have the right to attned mass at any catholic church.
We are by cannon law assigned a praish simply by our place of residenince nothing more. Filling out a form does not change that.
We are also oblibilgiaty to speak out and demand that our spitural needs be meet.
Some people belive its our duty to vote with our feet
Some will tell you culture tradition allows it.
But in the end its not the changeing of parishs that should be an issue its the intent
Good intenet: Do to various obligations medical or finincal you can only attend mass at a certian time that another parish offers and yours dosn't
Bad intenet: Parish B offers a program my Parish dosn't offer.
We have the right to attned mass at any catholic church.
We are by cannon law assigned a praish simply by our place of residenince nothing more. Filling out a form does not change that.
We are also oblibilgiaty to speak out and demand that our spitural needs be meet.
Some people belive its our duty to vote with our feet
Some will tell you culture tradition allows it.
But in the end its not the changeing of parishs that should be an issue its the intent
Good intenet: Do to various obligations medical or finincal you can only attend mass at a certian time that another parish offers and yours dosn't
Bad intenet: Parish B offers a program my Parish dosn't offer.
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