Don't you know this is the new Springtime?? Talking about this type of thing only shows you are uncharitable and don't have holy cheerfulness. The diocese must have had good reason to sell the church. They can give that money to the poor. Besides, that church was too showy and ostentatious anyway. God is wherever two or three are gathered, don't you know? You don't need a fancy building. After all, God just wants faithfulness not expensive adornments.
Seriously, these people don't care a whit about the sacrifices of our forefathers in building that place or anything in it. They have completely lost the faith and are happy to be rid of it and line the diocesan coffers for a short while. Perhaps to pay off their court cases, who knows. It is truly the abomination of desolation. The Church will be dismantled until it is about to go under, and then Christ will come.
Far be it from me to side with the NO, but they do have a good reason for closing churches in Detroit. You can't support a church without parishioners. The population of Detroit has been in a steady decline since the race riots of the late '60s. The census of 2000 showed that Detroit's population had dropped below one million. And the bottom line, the majority of Catholics in and around Detroit are white. According to the last census, 90% of Detroit's population is African-American. There is just no financial sense in keeping churches open if there aren't enough people to support them. It is indeed sad to see these beautiful old churches close, but what else can be done. As Trads we know that the Archdiocese of Detroit or the Archdiocese of any city USA, would rather raze these old churches rather then sell them to any traditional group.
Here's an article from a local weekly paper that has a much happier ending...even though it's still NO.
http://www2.metrotimes.com/culture/story.asp?id=15424
Topic: Detroit Church being sold to highest bidder (Read 1445 times)