INDIANAPOLIS — A federal judge has denied a motion by the city of Indianapolis to dismiss a lawsuit from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church over the historic designation battle of the former Holy Cross Church.
In a 41-page complaint filed Dec. 30, attorneys for St. Philip Neri Catholic Church say the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission and the Metropolitan Development Commission violated religious freedom by designating the former Holy Cross Catholic Church property as a historic landmark in October.
The church, which has stood at Ohio and Oriental streets for more than a century, closed permanently 10 years ago…