This is not only too wide in scope, it may well be unnecessary. Not every aspect of parish life needs attention at every time. Not every parish planning effort needs to be comprehensive. And if the diocese is calling the planning shots, the pastor may well lose heart. There is a lot of pastor resistance to items flowing down the diocesan funnel.
Pastors have their own worries.
But to my mind, the jury is still out on it. This brings us to the third model, the Pastoral Instrument Model. The great advantages of this model are its realistic expectations and clear task. The task of the council is nothing more or less than what canon law prescribes. Councils, according to canon 511, are to investigate, ponder, and draw conclusions.