Officials announced Friday that the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange made a $50 million cash offer to buy Southern California’s financially struggling Crystal Cathedral. The site in Garden Grove, California, has been the home for Crystal Cathedral Ministries lead by televangelist Rev. Robert H. Schuller for more than 50 years. The current structure was designed by famed architect Philip Johnson and dedicated in 1980. The Crystal Cathedral is the recording location for Schuller’s internationally televised “Hour of Power,” and home of the over 10,000 member congregation.Might keep the priests out of trouble if they're doing their business in a glass house.
The Diocese of Orange said its proposal could pull the megachurch out of bankruptcy by the end of the year. The Crystal Cathedral is trying to sell the property and lease back portions of it for use for services to help erase a $36 million mortgage and settle nearly $10 million in unsecured debt. The church has been plagued by financial troubles after a disastrous leadership transition and a devastating slump in donations.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Catholics Make an Offer for the Crystal Cathedral
Perhaps a little transparency would be good for the Catholic Church:
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Did you ever listen to Lohman and Barkley on KFI? I did, in the early '80s. One of their characterizations worked in the Crystal Cubicle.
Working in the glass building didn't keep the Evangelicals from getting into trouble, financial trouble that is.
BTW, someone did some statistical analyses by insurance companies on abuse in the Church, and they sited Protestant churches having more claims against them than the Catholic churches.
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