I can't help but notice that the article seems to focus o. Demographics and numbers.  Most certainly, that's a part of the story, but I suspect not the whole story.  I can agree that the church depicted in the Bells of St. Mary's won't be back   But what of the image and understanding of the church in the minds of those who stay?

Will the future church be one that encourages its membership to think, explores and seek, or will it be more of the "pay, pray and obey" model that seems preferred by the restorationist crowd?  In the post scandal church, what kind of filters will the laity apply to what they hear from the clergy, the bishops, the pope?  I'd really l I,e to. Know what the life of the mind might look like in the future church these guys are studying.  For me at least, that's a far more interesting topic.