The South Bend Common Council has denied a zoning change to the Catholic Worker community there. WNDU-TV:
“We are looking forward to finding another house that’s properly zoned and continuing our work,†said [Margie] Pfeil. “We are hopeful that we can get a good price on our house and invest our money elsewhere.”
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Starting Tuesday the Catholic Workers plan to move their five guests and three staff members south two streets to a house that the diocese gave to the organization years ago.
A last-minute effort to prolong the Catholic Worker house issue failed in a 5-4 vote. This was followed by an emotional 7-2 vote to deny the group’s overall rezoning petition.
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There are no plans to pursue a lawsuit against the city, [Mike] Griffin said.“Many have said we have a good case,” Griffin said. “But it’s also a Christian tradition at times to simply shake the dust from your sandals and move on.”