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New Orleans Archdiocese is Closing Parishes, and Some Parishioners Wonder Why

By Jason Berry

Gambit | September 18, 2008

The mass is ended, but some parishioners are not going in peace. They suspect the decision to close some Catholic parishes was more about real estate values than a priest shortage.

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Tags: religion, real estate, Catholic Church, New Orleans, closed churches

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