CLEVELAND (OH)
The Plain Dealer
By Michael O’Malley, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Greater Cleveland’s Catholic priests should publicly call on the Vatican to remove Bishop Richard Lennon as head of the Cleveland diocese, a Catholic activist from Boston told the City Club Friday.
“This shepherd has failed,” Peter Borre told the luncheon audience. “It’s time for Cleveland’s clergy to speak out.”
Borre, who regularly travels to Rome on a crusade against bishops closing churches, has been a constant critic of Lennon in both local and national media.
Anticipating that Borre’s speech would sharply condemn the bishop, The Plain Dealer earlier this week requested that the diocese be available to respond.
A diocese spokesman said in a statement Wednesday, “Due to vacations and travel no one is available to respond to Borre Friday.”
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