A hint of the past.. and things to come

With the anniversary of the closing of Cardinal Brennan quickly coming, all eyes are on the next wave of school and church closings presented by the Catholic Church..

Even more interesting: A new Vatican ruling is bad news for parish-closing opponents..

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"Parishioners fighting the closings said they would continue their effort in the Vatican and in civil courts in Boston. But they acknowledged that the ruling, issued in Latin, dismisses their arguments that O'Malley violated canon laws by closing the church, and instead expresses support for O'Malley's argument that he needed to close parishes for the good of the archdiocese"