Clergy, footrace see clash; Marathon set for Palm Sunday.(METROPOLITAN)

From: The Washington Times | Date: February 11, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Larry Witham, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams' suggestion that downtown churches hold Palm Sunday worship at the Washington Convention Center to avoid traffic snarls during the D.C. Marathon has not calmed complaints about a footrace soiling a sacred day.

"We are going to the make the best out of a poor situation," said Monsignor Ronald Jamison, who expects 5,000 worshipers at St. Matthew's Cathedral on the March 24 morning when th...

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