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True.

Based upon the article I found, which has excerpts from the Cardinal Archbishop's November 19th letter, the parish is in decline and is slated for closure. Alas, I was unable to find the Cardinal's letter in its entirety, but hopefully someone else can. I think the letter may explain the position of the Archdiocese more clearly, and knowing both sides in the dispute would be helpful.

Never mind. That's the danger of talking when you don't know the facts.

Mea culpa.

well to clarify it says the majority are Austrians of Polish decent, not actual Poles

Cardinal Schonborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, is biritual and the ordinary of Byzantine Catholics in Austria - he got an interest with Greek Christianity while as a young religious spending some years with Eastern Orthodox monks, while compiling the Catechism of the Catholic Church he was very much responsible for its Eastern Catholic flavor... ecumenical gesture and gift aside, I am sure he would rather see the temple still used for (apostolic) Christian worship instead of being vacant