Catholic parishioners reacted Thursday to news that their parishes would close as a part of Columbus diocesan plan to reduce the number of churches.
on the Northeast Side. Six other churches in the 23-county diocese are also slated for closure.
"This church used to be packed," Daugherty said."I remember the day when you couldn't fit in and the priest would say, 'Move in everybody, so we can fit everybody in.' And you can see now it's not like that." O'Carroll, however, remembers when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer five years ago and the St. Anthony community supported her when"the chance of survival was less than 1%."
Dougherty said she was unsatisfied with the consultation process that led to the closures because many events were held online, and felt that the leadership had already pre-determined its decision anyway.Diocese says Catholic community feedback taken into consideration
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