MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Herald
Peter Gelzinis Tuesday, May 17, 2016
A disconsolate Veronica Tutunjian crystallized the grim mood in the foyer of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate yesterday afternoon.
“I thought this was supposed to be a year of mercy,” she said, joining five stalwart friends and parishioners who were part of an insurgent effort to hold on to the doomed church they love. “Where’s the mercy?”
Sadly, for those ladies who formed a barricade of faith for nearly a dozen years, the U.S. Supreme Court doesn’t place any extra weight on Pope Francis’ worldwide call for mercy in 2016.
Yesterday, the high court passed on taking up a last-ditch attempt by the St. Francis Cabrini rebels intent on holding on to their beloved church.
In doing so, the court cleared the way for Cardinal Sean O’Malley and the archdiocese to evict the faithful squatters and take control of the church and its adjacent property, which happens to sit on ultra-prime South Shore real estate.
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