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Poll: Would You Return to St. James If It Reopened?

There's still hope that the church open its doors again after the Vatican reversed Bishop Richard Lennon's 2009 decision.

If the St. James Catholic Church were to reopen its doors, after the Vatican reversed Bishop Richard Lennon's decision to close the parish, would you go back?

According to news reports, the Vatican made a decision to overturn Bishop Lennon's move to close 50 parishes in 2010.

According to reports, 13 of them would reopen.

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Attorney Peter Borre told the Associated Press that the Cleveland diocese failed to follow church law and procedure in its closings of the Cleveland-area parishes.

So, take our poll and let us know if you'd consider going back.

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