Local officials challenge tax exemption for closed churches in Pennsylvania (CNA)

[Catholic_Press]

Allentown, Pa., Feb 12, 2009 / 11:48 pm (CNA).- The Diocese of Allentown’s closure of several churches has prompted two school districts and two municipalities to try to levy property taxes on the closed parishes. The government entities argue that the properties have lost their tax-exempt status by closing.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/catholicnewsagency/dailynews/~4/538623223

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[Benedict108]

''If a private citizen had a warehouse, we’d have to tax them,” said district superintendent Joseph Lewis, according to the Morning Call.

Well guess what? They don’t. It is dispicable that people are trying to resolve their financial issues by going after the Catholic Church. First California, now Pennsylvania, I wonder who is next?