CLEVELAND (OH)
The Plain Dealer
By Michael O’Malley, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Bishop Richard Lennon of the Cleveland Catholic Diocese did not follow church law or procedures when he closed St. Patrick Church in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood nearly two years ago, according to a Vatican decree. (StPats.pdf)
The decree was publicly disclosed Thursday at a news conference held by St. Patrick parishioners who appealed to the Vatican when Lennon closed the church.
The decree, which reversed Lennon’s decision, was emailed to St. Patrick parishioners by their lawyer in Rome Wednesday. Twelve other Northeast Ohio parishes also won their appeals, but most are awaiting official word from Rome.
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