Philadelphia Threatens to Fine Church For Ringing Bell…
For 104 years, the bell at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in hilly, blue-collar Manayunk has joyfully summoned the faithful to prayer, celebrated marriages, and marked the ends of wars.
Now, in a city whose many sacred symbols include a cracked bell, someone has filed a complaint to silence St. John’s 5,000-pound bronze casting.
Not completely. Just in the morning. At 7. That’s when it rings 18 times for the Angelus.
The official reason: It’s too loud.
The Rev. James A. Lyons, pastor of St. John’s, received a warning letter last week from the city Health Department.
Read the whole story at Philly News
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