Archbishop Allen Vigneron issued a new policy last week banning sports games and practices on Sundays in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit. The order came in response to parents who objected to having to “split” the family between multiple games and practices on the same day, who found themselves squeezing Mass in between athletic activities.
The ban was made public via a pastoral commentary on an earlier pastoral letter, published two years ago, called “Unleash the Gospel”. That document came out of a 2016 local synod in which priests and lay people offered input on the future of the Church in Detroit.
