Posted on 07/14/2022 6:11:48 PM PDT by marshmallow
The Catholic Church presence in St. John’s, Nfld., is set to shrink significantly come autumn after at least four parish communities had their churches sold from underneath them to compensate Mount Cashel abuse victims, with possibly more to close.
The congregations of St. Patrick’s, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Pius X and Mary, Queen of Peace were informed recently that their churches have been sold at auction to help the Archdiocese of St. John’s compensate the victims of abuse at the Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s.
Eighteen of 34 St. John’s parishes were put on the auction block June 2 as the archdiocese was forced into bankruptcy by a Supreme Court ruling that held the archdiocese “vicariously liable” for claims of abuse at the now-closed Mount Cashel Orphanage, operated by the Christian Brothers of Ireland. The brothers went bankrupt and were unable to compensate the more than 100 victims abused by members of the Christian Brothers.
It was during a liturgical celebration late last month where St. Pius celebrated its 60th anniversary when pastor Fr. John Sullivan delivered the difficult news to his flock.
“On Friday afternoon, we were told by the Archbishop (Peter Hundt) that St. Pius Church and (the former) St. Pius school has been sold,” Sullivan, a Jesuit, said at the June 19 Mass.
Unlike many of the parishes up for auction, parishioners of St. Pius, St. Patrick’s and Mary, Queen of Peace opted not to submit a bid. St. Francis of Assisi did not respond when The Catholic Register inquired if it mounted an effort to save the church.
Fr. James Fleming, pastor of St. Patrick’s, informed parishioners in a statement on the parish website that the firm Ernst & Young, appointed monitor in the archdiocese’s restructuring, recommended acceptance of bids for......
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Probably put a mosque up instead. Trudope will be fine with that.
So we sell four prospering and Spirit Filled Churches to finance the misgivings of one reprobate church ?
Decades of covering for the homosexual rape of little boys comes with a price.
I’d love to buy an old church and turn it into a home. Many of them have incredible architecture, and they were built to last.
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