Drainville is the bishop of the Diocese of Quebec, a diocese which has been on the verge of collapse for some time now. This article in the Journal gives more details.  One of the things that struck me about it was Drainville’s comments about his leadership team; their main job, it seems, has been to close unprofitable parishes. He tells us that he has never worked with such a committed team before. The comedy intrinsic in waxing eloquent on the diligence of a team whose commitment is to dismantling their own organisation escapes him, needless to say.

Drainville said, however, that in the overwhelming majority of cases, decisions in the diocese of Quebec are made by consensus among members of the leadership team. The team rose to many challenges facing the diocese during his episcopacy admirably, he said. “They are the finest team I have ever worked with in my life. And I don’t expect I’ll ever see a team that is as good and committed and engaged.”