Posted on 05/21/2010 3:37:46 PM PDT by NYer
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The impending sale of an empty, 2 ½ -story convent in Midland Beach owned by St. Margaret Mary’s R.C. Church has neighbors angry and afraid because the purchaser is an Islamic organization they know little about.Several hundred concerned residents turned out last night for an emergency meeting called by the Midland Beach Civic Association at the Olympia Activity Center, two blocks from the convent site at 555 Greeley Ave.The association’s president, Yasmin Ammirato, told the gathering that she first learned about the convent sale on May 12. She added that the Rev. Keith Fennessy, pastor, told her at a meeting on May 15 with four representatives of the nonprofit Muslim American Society (MAS), the group set to buy the property, that he had "signed off, and money has been exchanged."She said that MAS agreed to pay $750,000 for the property, and its plan for the convent’s re-use includes a mosque and community center with after-school programs for children. "There’s a need for a mosque on the East Shore" from South Beach to Midland Beach, she said the representatives told her, citing Muslim Albanian and Turkish residents.The convent occupies a 100-by-90-foot corner lot, with a current market value of $915,000, according to the city Department of Finance.Residents in attendance last night were not happy about what they heard. One proposed a petition drive to remove Father Fennessy from his post, and the idea received sustained applause. Another suggested that the civic association consult with an attorney to explore legal options to fight the project. One woman raised a practical concern: "Parking here is already horrendous. How will another community center affect the neighborhood, whether it’s run by an Islamic group or not?""This hurts — it was done without even consulting us, on the sneak," said Eugene Reems, 42, a life-long resident whose three children attend the parish elementary school, where his wife, Erin, teaches third grade."September 11 left scars on this neighborhood that will last for the rest of our lives," he added, noting that part of the convent fronts Freeborn Street, which was renamed for FDNY Capt. Martin Egan, 36, who was killed in the terrorist attacks."We grew up together, and he was a very good friend. Marty was a hero in everyone’s eyes, and this a real slap in the face to his family and everyone who knew him.". . . (continue reading
So when does the green allahflag fly over Ground Zero?
This ... combined with the plans to construct a mosque at the site of the former World Trade Center, has me absolutely furious! Last night, TLC aired the events of September 11 through the eyes of the survivors. Why aren’t Americans as outraged as myself?!
He should be defrocked and exiled by the Catholic church.
This is happening a lot for it to be mere coincidence.
No one should show up at any Mass.
If there’s one thing the Church understands it’s the collection plate.
This is disgusting.
That would require that the cardinalate have different values.
How horrible for that to be turned into a mosque.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but I do not believe that this could be a coincidence.
I am....and I want to know what I can do to help STOP this short of burning down anything they attempt to build.
I was not aware that a mere parish priest had title to church property.
My understanding was that the diocese retained title, with the Bishop as titular owner, or was it the Bishop of Rome?
Can anyh of my Catholic friends shed light here?
Like the mosque for Ground Zero and the Crescent-and-star in the field in Pennsylvania this is to be a monument to the Great Victories of Mohammedan forces in America.
That’s up to the people, and apparently they don’t mind if it happens. America will be overrun by Islam faster than Europe was.
Freep this priest. This is nuts to do this!
All of those empty buildings which formerly were parochial schools, made empty by smaller families, out-migration from older neighborhoods, the lure of “free” public education, will soon have new owners . . . who are flush with Saudi cash. Expect an acceleration of this trend.
That is my understanding as well. It is supposed to be owned by the diocese and sale is controlled by the Bishop.
Madrid is usually very good on the facts something is off here.
my diocese is renting out some closed catholic schools to Muslims to run their schools. I wonder what they are teaching the students about the subjects in the koran about jihad, infidels and so on?
Better to tear them down than rent those building to the Muslims.
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