St. Stanislaus Kosta Church wins circuit court decision

St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - St. Stanislaus Kosta Catholic Church will have control over its assets and property instead of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, a local circuit judge ruled Thursday.

Several years ago, St. Stanislaus was stripped of its standing as a Roman Catholic Church in a dispute over the church's charter. An 1891 agreement between the parish and archdiocese would allow the church to handle its own finances, but still allowed the archbishop control over pastoral and board appointments.

Then-Archbishop of St. Louis Raymond Burke removed the church pastor and declared St.Stanislaus Kosta could not longer be a Catholic Church. Several board members were excommunicated as a result.

The board hired its own priest, Father Marek Bozek, who was eventually excommunicated and defrocked as a clergyman.
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The Vatican is going to appeal the decision to go the whole way to the Supreme Court

I would think Scalia would have to Recuse himself for conflict of interest