State Supreme Court Will Decide St. Benedict G.I. Bill Suit Soon

A Massachusetts Supreme Court decision on a suit brought by St. Benedict's Center against the United States will be handed down soon, it was learned yesterday.

Fr. Leonard Feeney, director of the center, said that the group sued the Government's Board of Collegiate Authority to find out whether it had properly removed eligible for the G.I. Bill.

In the spring of 1949, the Catholic Church deprived Fr. Feeney of his priestly functions. Archbishop Richard Cushing stated in a decree that Fr. Feeney committed a "grave offense against the laws of the Catholic Church." Specifically, he was dismissed for preaching that there is no salvation outside the Church. After this, he continued at St. Benedict's, drawing large crowds of students and local people.

Nelson Gammins, attorney for Fr. Feeney, would not comment on the case. However, it is known that outside pressure had been brought to take G.I. Bill eligibility from the Center.