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Article: Minnesota Newman Center shut down. (Univ. of Minnesota's Newman Center closed by Catholic Church officials)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- July 3, 1998
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The embattled Newman Center at the University of Minnesota has been closed by church officials, who cited both ideological and pastoral reasons in announcing the decision June 1.
The announcement caps more than a year of conflict between the center's lay staff, who advocated a philosophy of snared governance supported by many in the community, and archdiocesan representatives who take a more hierarchical approach.
Responsibility for the university's Catholic population will be transferred to nearby St. Lawrence Parish, according to the archdiocese. The parish is staffed by Paulist priests, as was the Newman Center.
The Newman Center served ...