The numbers are stunning.  This part of the country is very ethnic centered.  Catholics in this part of the country have left the church to joing "Parallell" CAtholic churches to maintain their ethic identity and the This is how the Old Catholic Polish National Catholic church started in PA ( A "Paraellel" Catholic church). This is what is going to happen. I am wondering if the Bishops would be better served by having more lay input from business proffessionals who do this for a living and if they are able to take their input, or are they too we know best because we are clergy?  I propose that the reason this will not work is because there was no prior Lay input.  It was people showed up for Mass and had this bombshell dropped on them.  Feeling will be hurt, people will become angry and they will either leave the church all together or find an ordained "Parallel" married priest to start "another" indpendent Catholic parish that will thrive as others are doing here in the United States.