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Archbishop decertifies Fishtown church

A shuttered house of worship in Philadelphia's Fishtown section moved a step closer to possible demolition as Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued an order Sunday decertifying the building as a Roman Catholic church.

St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown moved a step closer to possible demolition as Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued an order Sunday decertifying the building as a Roman Catholic church (VIVIANA PERNOT/Staff Photographer)
St. Laurentius Church in Fishtown moved a step closer to possible demolition as Archbishop Charles J. Chaput issued an order Sunday decertifying the building as a Roman Catholic church (VIVIANA PERNOT/Staff Photographer)Read moreVIVIANA PERNOT / File Photograph
    by Vernon Clark, Inquirer Staff Writer
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