Here's my thoughts.

If there are other Catholic Churches that are close enough to go to and participate in regularily then I would choose one of those. I've always searched to find the perfect one in the towns where there are more than one church.

However, if there is only one that is feasible to attend regularily then I would work within the church as much as you can. "Those" priests and I don't get along well but if you go about things the right way and present them in the right way often times they won't turn it down. It takes a lot of work and often times you have to work within a certain framework BUT things can get accomplished. Bets are you are not the only one in the congregation that feels that way and often it helps to go in with a a couple people, a plan, a way the plan fits in with the church, and why a certain ministry is needed and it often does go forward.

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