Cleveland: Special Mass at St. Colman's Church

By Pamela Osborne
WKYC
March 25, 2012

http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/237951/45/Cleveland-Special-mass-at-St-Colmans-Church

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CLEVELAND -- It's been a little over two weeks since the Vatican ruled that the 13 churches closed by Bishop Richard Lennon reopen. The bishop has yet to respond, and the churches have yet to be reopened.

But it didn't stop displaced parishioners from joining for a special prayer of thanks. Hundreds of parishioners gathered at St. Colman's church for a special mass. They called it the "Mass of Thanksgiving." Their thanks went to the Vatican for overturning the bishops ruling.

But there was a deeper meaning to the prayer that took place. Parishioners were asked to spend some time thinking about forgiveness. Forgiveness is something some have had a hard time with, since many of them say their churches closed down and they were left with no place to go.

Even though we've only seen a ruling from the Vatican, with no follow up action from the bishop, most say they're happy and hopeful that they'll be allowed into their churches soon.