{"id":3706,"date":"2006-03-27T23:41:23","date_gmt":"2006-03-27T23:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/protest-church-closings-during-mass.html"},"modified":"2006-03-27T23:41:23","modified_gmt":"2006-03-27T23:41:23","slug":"protest-church-closings-during-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/03\/protest-church-closings-during-mass.html","title":{"rendered":"Protest church closings during Mass?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay then, we’ll shut down your church:<\/a><\/p>\n

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One of the nation’s oldest black churches will be shut down indefinitely because protesters fighting a consolidation plan interrupted Mass, the archbishop of New Orleans said Monday.<\/p>\n

The protesters, led by out-of-state activists, have occupied the rectory for a week, saying they will not leave until the Roman Catholic parish is restored as an individual parish.<\/p>\n

Archbishop Alfred Hughes said at a news conference that he had no choice but to close the church because protesters had desecrated it by interrupting Mass on Sunday.<\/p>\n

It cannot be reopened, he said, until it is consecrated again. Consecration, he said, would entail an expression of regret by the protesters.<\/p>\n

During the service, protesters walked through the sanctuary holding picket signs and chanting.<\/p>\n

The archbishop also ordered those holed up in the rectory to immediately vacate the property. He did not indicate what steps would be taken if they did not leave.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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