CLEVELAND (OH)
WTRF
CLEVELAND (AP) – A lay leader in Cleveland says Pope Benedict XVI will be held in high regard by members of churches ordered reopened by the Vatican under his watch.
Miklos (MEEK’-lohs) Peller of St. Emeric Church in Cleveland says the pope didn’t take a direct role in reopening the churches, but Peller believes Benedict influenced the decision.
St. Emeric was 1 of 11 closed churches ordered reopened by the Vatican, which also overturned the merger of a 12th congregation.
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