[Alex Murphy]

The Roman Catholic diocese of Orange County has promised to honor Robert Schuller's legacy if it acquires his Crystal Cathedral in Southern California....The diocese has said the ministries could continue to use the cathedral facilities for several years and then move to a site nearby now occupied by a Catholic church. A chapel on the Tower of Hope would be an interfaith worship space, and a library dedicated to Schuller and his wife, Arvella, would be opened in the visitor's center....

....The cathedral board has said it would prefer an offer by Chapman University, an institution affiliated with the Disciples of Christ. Chapman would pay $51.5 million in a deal that would allow the Schuller organization to lease back the facility and continue its ministry there and a buyback deal.

[slumber1]

Honor Schuller’s legacy? Heck they’ve already got a life sized statue of the guy out front. What else can they do to “honor” this charlatan?

[markomalley]

Honor his legacy?

If they wish to honor his legacy, they’ll let a Protestant group take over the building. It might make a fine Protestant meeting house, but the architecture is clearly wrong for a Catholic Church (Cathedral of St Ugly in downtown LA and Cathedral of St Darth (Vader) in Oakland, notwithstanding)

[Mount Athos]

That pipe organ looks awesome

[count-your-change]

Will it be called Saint Schuller’s?

[Sergio]

bkmk

[livius]

The last kick in the teeth from departing bishop Tod Brown (yes, that’s really his name), an odious SF-born leftist who has virtually destroyed his diocese and wanted to make a final gesture of contempt.

He’s turning 75 (mandatory retirement age) on Nov. 15th of this year, so he obviously felt he had to speed things up.