An interesting read in the Review Times. The title of the article is a bit of a misnomer in that we at St. James don’t see this case as hinging between the parish or the people. In our case, we see that as one in the same. Also, the spokeswoman for the diocese has misspoken when she contends that no suggestions were offered at the January 2006 meeting. We asked why our initial suggestions were never considered and Bishop Blair said that he would not quibble with us over things that cannot be changed now. The article also references that the funds from St. James Parish were spent to pay for legal fees, but does not mention that they were used to pay the diocese legal fees, not St. James’. That is a significant omission. Otherwise, an excellent article.
Property of the people or the parish?
By STEPHANY SCHINGS
Staff writer
Patience is a virtue, as the old adage goes. For members of St. James Parish
in Kansas, patience is all they can have.
Since filing a lawsuit against the
Catholic Diocese of Toledo in June 2006, the parishioners of St. James Parish
have been fighting for what they say is parishioners’ property: the church and
its contents as well as the land the building sits on.