Parishioners at a closed Roman Catholic church have asked the Vatican
to stop the Boston Archdiocese’s attempts to sell the church building.
Parishioners at Boston’s Holy Trinity Church, recently listed for
$2.3 million, made the request Monday to the Vatican’s Congregation for
the Clergy.
They argue the archdiocese hasn’t completed a required process to convert the building to secular use.
The archdiocese didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The archdiocese has closed dozens of churches since a broad
reconfiguration began in 2004.
Groups at seven other closed churches in
the archdiocese have made requests identical to Holy Trinity’s.
In January, the Vatican upheld appeals by three Springfield
parishioner groups, rejecting attempts to close their church buildings,
but backing the decision to close their parishes, broader territorial
entities.