Note: This article, while not specifically related to the creation of a personal ordinariate for former Anglo-Catholics in the United States is related to present conditions in the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which are likely to affect those converting to Roman Catholicism under the provisions of Anglicanorum Coetibus and its Complimentary Norms.
A federal judge ruled that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield must bow to the altar of historic preservation in a dispute over who controls the fate of shuttered church buildings. The diocese sued the city in federal court after the city council voted to designate the shuttered Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church a historic district, presumably to stymie demolition and maintain a certain amount of control over future plans.
Diocesan officials accused the city of “religious gerrymandering,” and said the vote interfered with their constitutional rights by standing in the way of preservation of sacred symbols in and around the building.
In a 56-page ruling issued Tuesday (Jan. 4), U.S. District Judge Michael A. Ponsor ruled in the city’s favor while noting the dispute placed at odds religious rights and secular interests.
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