Victim of Youngstown church shooting ID’d; parishioners angered

There are too many churches now. If the DOY would enforce canon 518 these churches would have closed gradually as the people moved away. Your membership is based on your address or nationality. You don't really have a right to pick your church(you can attend mass anywhere). There are 18 churches in the city of Youngstown. 3 priests/6 masses at St. Columba and at St. Christine is enough seating for all of Youngstown. The people in the suburbs should be attending their own church. The dioceses that enforce 518 do not have the problems of empty churches in dangerous areas. I hope the bishop speeds up a little about closing announcements. Get it over with. Quit giving false hopes and wasting money on churches that are not needed anymore.
I am sorry for the mini rant at the end. I don't want to see any more violence.

WHY should we let "THEM" WIN?!?! They have already taken the land that our Italian ancestors settles and moved us out, why should we stop attending our churches that grandparents and great grandparents have attended because "they" dont respect life. WE should be able to out smart them! Beef up security by hiring ACTUAL COPS...Lets not let them win this battle, or they will have won the war!

What a sad day in yOUNGSTOWN. My husband was on duty that afternoon, his steady beat is the south side. He says it is nothing but a war zone over there. This shooting was nothing more then the shooter wanting street credit, i guess that is what they call it these days my husband said. It's a shame. My husband sees alot working day in and day out over there but this one hit him hard. I can only hope and prey our police Dpt will flood the south side and not stop until they find who did this. That should have been done the minute it happened. My husband worked a double shift that day staying out trying to follow up on tips. Some one had to have seen or heard somthing. It takes a very evil person to do somthing like this .. I have lived in this city my whole life, my husband serves this city, its a shame to say"it is just not safe anymore.

And when they catch this one, one more will be waiting to take his place. The church needs to close, and the parishoners need to seek higher ground; a parish in a safer area, because reality is, this isn't the 60's in Youngstown anymore where the ethnic sects of people once thrived, it is a decaying town with low lifes with no money preying upon the remaining (helpless) elderly with a wallet or purse-full of money; and they're going to get it whether you live or not. Don't be stupid and think you're tough enough for a punk with an automatic weapon that gets a patch on his sleeve just for taking your precious life at his expense.

I have questioned why there are so many RC churches in Youngstown - St Edwards and St S Anthony's on the north side, and four churches within a 2-mile stretch of Oak/Rayen - the Cathedral, Sts Cyril and Methodius, Our Lady of Mt Carmel, and Immaculate Conception.

I realize that there are some ethnic congregations among these churches, and no-one wants "their" parish to close. But still - with a shortage of priests and with people leaving the city, why so many?

A parishoner said it was a bad area.

Is it a bad black trash area
or
a bad white trash area
or
a combination of both.

It is like terrorism, crime
never goes away.

It is always a sad day when
violence occurs.

pj,

you made the same comment on the Trib site. What is your point? If you don't know you are the only one.