Polish parish votes to protect itself in standoff with bishop

Monday, April 26, 2004

ST. LOUIS -- An independent Polish parish at odds with St. Louis' archbishop over its control has protectively agreed Sunday to release its assets to a Roman Catholic charitable group -- not the archdiocese -- if the parish or its corporation ever dissolves.

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