In a surprise move, Vermont’s Catholic Diocese seeks to dismiss its 2-year-old bankruptcy case

Vermont’s Catholic Diocese is marking this week’s second anniversary of its request for a Chapter 11 financial reorganization plan by asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to dismiss its case, which so far has cost $2 million in legal fees “with no end in sight,” church lawyers said.

“Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction…”