Priest Vows to Cut Back on Ringing Bells
GENOA, Italy--A Roman Catholic priest has promised to cut back on the number of times he rings the church bells after a parishioner called in her lawyer to complain.
Sonia Sander, who lives near the church, said the priest ignored her repeated complaints that the bells at Santa Maria Immacolata kept her awake at night.
The volume of the ringing was measured at 80 decibels, well above the legal limit of 30, Sander’s lawyer, Laura Buffa, said.
Buffa and the Rev. Amos Romano reached a 30-day trial agreement limiting the bell-ringing to five times on Sundays and holidays and three times on other days.
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