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Hammonton police violate protesters' Constitutional rights

Hammonton police chief Frank Ingemi refuses to identify himself and threatens to arrest protesters if they don't leave the public sidewalk outside of St. Joseph's church; Mayor John DiDonato and an unidentified church representative are involved. This is the third incident in which ralliers' Constitutional rights have been violated by being told they couldn't stand peacefully on public sidewalks. Continue

Posted on July 28, 2008 at 9:30pm — 6 Comments

A look at Bishop Galante's relationship with Follieri

Reposted from the Save St Mary's site

July 15's NY Post breaks with A Deal with the Devil, detailing Camden Bishop Joseph Galante's working relationship with Italian con artist
and playboy Raffaello Follieri, jailed two weeks ago on federal… Continue

Posted on July 16, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

In the news: Protest Crosses Make Next Move the Bishop’s

From the Retrospect, serving Collinswood/Haddonfield area:

Parishoners at St. Vincent Pallotti moved their big pieces in the chess game of “what will happen to the church” this week, planting protest crosses along Hopkins Road.

At noon on June 29, following the Sunday mass, parishioners planted hundreds of homemade crosses on the lawn of the parish.

Family members left the church after mass and proceeded to plant their crosses on the lawn – a lawn which just a year ago was the site of constru… Continue

Posted on July 5, 2008 at 4:03pm — 1 Comment

Pre-Recorded: Council of Parish's live response to Bishop's appearance on NBC3's Newsmakers

Posted on June 22, 2008 at 7:53pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:10am on July 6, 2008, Kathleen Hanlon said…: This article is the front page story in today"s Courier Post Newspaper (July 6, 2008). It is about the impending closure ("merger") of Queen of Heaven Church in Cherry Hill.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080706/NEWS01/807060353&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL