An Avalon spouter is referring to the "transparency" issues at NDDLM. Pope Francis stresses the importance of unnecessary spending and wasteful expenses that are prevalent in today's church and how clergy should be "transparent" to the people. The pastor had two receptions. The first in a gymnasium and the other at a restaurant that was not open to all parishioners. Did we need two? It seems more like a "separation" than a "celebration." And still no reception for the new priests. Perhaps a humble beginning would have been a good place to start. Even Pope Francis rode in a Fiat, not a limo!