Here in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida, our ordinary, Bishop Robert Lynch, actively promoted input from the pew for the Vatican survey on “Ministry to the Family.” He promised that he would summarize the results and publish what people had to say from the pews. Although I do not know for sure, I inferred from Bishop Lynch’s blog that of the seven Florida dioceses we were the only ones that solicited the voice of the faithful. I hope that is not true.  What a lost opportunity.

Bishop Lynch’s blog offers a summary as well as links to a more detailed report. I read both last evening – its a lot to wade through. It is notable that the “average” respondent was 50-65 years old, married, and attends Mass each Sunday and Holy Day.  Think about that a bit: what would you expect to see for survey results?  You can read the bishop’s summary and reflection here.  Interesting results – at least I think so.