HOLYOKE (MA)
CBS 3
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) – Protesters who’ve occupied a closed Holyoke church for months are deciding whether to follow a Vatican order to abandon their vigil and leave the building.
The protesters at Mater Dolorosa consider the preliminary ruling by the Vatican’s high court a partial victory, because the court said it will also hear an appeal they hope will reopen the church as a worship site.
The Republican of Springfield reports (http://bit.ly/L8IxM9) the parishioners will meet Thursday to decide whether to end their vigil.
The vigil began last June, when parishioners refused to leave after the final Mass.
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