St. James to Reopen?

By Colin McEwen
The Patch
March 8, 2012

http://lakewood-oh.patch.com/articles/st-james-to-reopen

That's a question many in Lakewood are asking following the Vatican's reported decision to overturn Bishop Richard Lennon's move to close 50 parishes in 2010.

According to reports, 13 of them would reopen.

Attorney Peter Borre told the Associated Press that the Cleveland diocese failed to follow church law and procedure in its closings of the Cleveland-area parishes.

However, according to news reports, the diocese hasn't confirmed.

Following the decision to close St. James, many Lakewood residents strongly protested the move. The Friends of Saint James organization was founded to stop the closing, according to its website.

The organization is set to meet to discuss the announcement at the Lakewood Public Library on Tuesday.

According to the Sun Post-Herald, a crowd of parishioners gathered outside the shuttered church, hopeful that the church would reopen.