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I'm sure it was lovely when it was built. I have seen the pictures. I would think if you cared that much about it, the school wouldn't have had to close for lack of students.

The nuns wouldn't have been sent away.

The fence wouldn't have been put up.

The priests wouldn't have refused to be permanently assigned there. (yes, we know all about that too.)
The parish wouldn't have fallen into disrepair.
My grandparents were immigrants too and also built a church, Immaculate Conception.

You'll note that ICC is still open and thriving. With hispanic americans of course, because that is how the urban shift works. In any case, there was never an attempt to keep anyone out and certainly no one ever tried to railroad a priest there.

And frankly, St ANthony's still needs a lot of work. So does the school, or haven't you noticed the leaky roof in the classrooms?

Of course Father can't start any of those repairs at the moment. He might actually have to spend parish money to do that.

And, true to form, the lynch mob refuses to support any parish fundraising activities sponsored by the "Americans".

Unchristian? I'm a sinner, that is for sure. But one thing I haven't done is scandalize a parish, nor have I calumnized a priest. I won't have to answer to God for those sins.

I've known Fr Peter Stravinskas a LONG LONG time . . . rest assured, they have tangled with the WRONG priest THIS time! :-)

I'm not sure who I would rather NOT be when Father Stravinskas gets finished bringing this episode to a conclusion - the disgruntled parishioners or the Chancery priests involved in the smear campaign (because EVERY cleric who reads the story says immediately: 'inside job').

This much I would wager my own bank accounts on: by the time Father Stravinskas is through with them, both groups will wish to God they were Jehovahs' Witnesses!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!