SJC won't intervene in church closing
First Amendment cited in Wellesley parish case
In a major blow to parishioners fighting church closings, the Supreme Judicial Court has refused to block the Archdiocese of Boston from shuttering a Wellesley parish, unanimously ruling yesterday that the First Amendment bars the court from intervening in internal church disputes. (Full article: 963 words)
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