A archdiocese spokesman at the deposition today, the Rev. Christopher Coyne, declined to discuss the specific questions and answers.

An archdiocese spokesman refused to confirm or deny that the meeting was held Thursday.

"Phenomenal," said Father Gatzak, the archdiocese spokesman, describing the church's growth.

That decline in membership is one reason the church was closed in February, said Joseph Zwilling, an archdiocese spokesman.

"The work is still going on," said Joseph Zwilling, the archdiocese spokesman.

The survey, taken last fall, found a 14 percent decrease from the year before in Mass attendance, said the Rev. Christopher Coyne, an archdiocese spokesman.

An archdiocese spokesman said recently that the cardinal was reconsidering whether to accept donations from Voice of the Faithful.

"Most likely they were hired killers of the drug traffickers," an archdiocese spokesman said in an interview.

"Archbishop Marino pretty well lost his life savings," an archdiocese spokesman, the Rev. Peter Dora, said today.

An archdiocese spokesman said that new church guidelines mandating removal of any abusive priest left them with little choice.