Reformists' letter to Francis: No megaparishes.

The article reports on an open letter sent by leaders of 24 international Catholic reform groups to Pope Francis requesting him to stop the church's policy of clustering parishes into megaparishes in an effort to prevent the decline in priest numbers. Topics discussed include views of redemptorist Father Tony Flannery, on clustering of parishes in Ireland, concerns expressed by Father Shaji George Kochuthara at a reform conference in Limerick, Ireland on making the church participatory.