Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston v. Town of Scituate

Troy, Paul E., J.

The plaintiff, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston (“Roman Catholic Archbishop”), filed this declaratory judgment action against the Town of Scituate, the Town of Scituate Board of Assessors, and the Town of Scituate Treasurer-Collector (collectively “Scituate”) seeking a declaration that Scituate’s assessment, imposition and collection of property taxes on certain property owned by the Roman Catholic Archbishop violates G.L.c. 59, §5, cl. 11. This matter is before the court on the Roman Catholic Archbishop’s Motion for Summary Judgment. For the following reasons, the Roman…