As a Catholic, I concur; the maintenance costs on old churches are enormous, and if there is no congregation to serve why not close it, sell the property, and use the proceeds to support other parishes/schools. Once they are no longer used as worship space, they would be subject to property taxes (which would be huge due to the size of the property/facilities).
As a Catholic, I concur; the maintenance costs on old churches are enormous, and if there is no congregation to serve why not close it, sell the property, and use the proceeds to support other parishes/schools.
Never happen the money is kept for the Rich Vatican they could care less about the cost of the schools or maintaining them. They rely on donations to keep the schools in working order.