Prelates say development creating rifts. (new servant class arises out of resort developments)(Cover Story) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: October 20, 1995| Author: Bole, William | COPYRIGHT 1995 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Colorado Archbishop J. Francis Stafford and Cleveland Diocese Bishop Anthony M. Pilla are concerned about the increasing economic disparities among their church members. Fashionable resort cities have become the most glaring examples of how land development has created new ruling and servant classes.

In the booming resort towns of western Colorado, Archbishop J. Francis Stafford of Denver has witnessed the creation of what he deploringly calls "the culture of a leisure colony," wher...