CLEVELAND (OH)
Fox 8
[with video]
It’s a big day for area Catholics. A day years in the making.
Tuesday, Bishop Richard Lennon announced 12 Roman Catholic Churches will reopen.
They are the same churches whose closings were reversed by the Vatican last month.
“It is time for peace and unity in the Diocese of Cleveland. I will not appeal the decrees to the Apostolic Signatura. It would create more uncertainty and continue to divide our Catholic community,” said Bishop Lennon.
Bishop Lennon had the option to appeal the Vatican’s ruling but chose not to after much thoughtful prayer during the Easter Holiday.
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