Parish Closings to be Announced This Friday

From Fox2KTVI.com

We will know Friday, which Catholic churches and schools in south St. Louis are to be closed. That list was the topic of discussion Tuesday night in a meeting between Archbishop Raymond Burke and Mayor Francis Slay at St. Louis City Hall.

Burke said he wanted to inform the mayor of his plans before they were announced Friday. It also gave the mayor one last chance to persuade the Archbishop to reconsider.

As many as 16 churches and schools may be on the closure list in south St. Louis. Burke told FOX 2 News, "We're ready to announce the results on Friday, so I want to make sure the mayor is fully informed, because we are deeply conscious of the responsibility of the church in the city."

Slay said, "This was an opportunity for me to make a final appeal to the Archbishop in terms of whatever the plans may be for the city of St. Louis, the churches and the schools." The school closures will be printed Friday in the Archdiocese newspaper, The St. Louis Review.