It would cost way more than this to build something of that size. Most people don’t understand just how expensive it is to build buildings here. The major expense is often making it pass earthquake codes. Plus, anything the diocese builds will be modern looking.If they haved all this money why not build a beautiful Catholic Church, you know a real one like those beauty in Europa. many will come to and will be converted due to the beauty of the Church.
what are these people thinking trying to buy more modernization from protestants? God my God, why have you forsaken us?
They were planning to spend over $100M building one, so by some interpretation this could well be the “humbler” option.Does the Diocese of Orange really need a $50 million dollar monstrosity where greater concerns need to be addressed. A humblier cathederal, please!
Again, buildings are expensive out here. First of all, land is extremely expensive. Second of all, it is extremely expensive to meet all of the codes we have here. A building the size of a cathedral is going to cost a lot of money.Does the Diocese of Orange really need a $50 million dollar monstrosity where greater concerns need to be addressed. A humblier cathederal, please!
Even if his resignation is immediately accepted it would take some time to process it and the deal would already be done. For $57.5 million it would be a stunning deal. I suspect everyone from the Pope on down is aware of this. As a man of great culture and of the arts I am sure the Pope would approve of the Crystal Cathedral, particularly at such a good price.Something that comes into play now is that Bishop Brown turns 75 today and has to submit his resignation. If Rome chooses to accept it speedily, will the diocese be able to continue to pursue this purchase-I’m not an expert in canon law so I don’t know if an expenditure of this kind can be made if the see is vacant. And there’s no guarantee that buying this building is something the next bishop would even want, but if the sale goes ahead he would be stuck with it.
MILLIONS already come to the Crystal Cathedral. Imagine how many more would come it if was an actual cathedral…If they haved all this money why not build a beautiful Catholic Church, you know a real one like those beauty in Europa. many will come to and will be converted due to the beauty of the Church.
what are these people thinking trying to buy more modernization from protestants? God my God, why have you forsaken us?
Given the style of the other modern cathedrals in Southern California, they would probably end up building an even worse monstrosity at twice the cost - perhaps in the style of the Taj Mahoney, Our Lady of Maytag, or that oversized sawmill beehive burner in Oakland…Does the Diocese of Orange really need a $50 million dollar monstrosity where greater concerns need to be addressed. A humblier cathederal, please!
On Wednesday, Chapman University increased its bid to $59 million, in a challenge to the Diocese’s of Orange’s $57.5 increase offer made Monday, as reported by CP.
christianpost.com/news/crystal-cathedral-congregants-anxious-as-decision-in-bankruptcy-sale-likely-to-fall-tonight-62159/The Schullers prefer the university, which has a Protestant background. Yet the Catholic diocese has been increasing its bids aggressively throughout the case, and is currently the highest bidder.
The $59M bid apparently also denies CCM repurchase rights and offers a shorter lease (10 years). I don’t think Chapman is interested in letting CCM keep the Cathedral long term. They’re just offering more time and being ambiguous about what happens when the lease is up.The judge’s decision is expected today. But the bidding war continues.
christianpost.com/news/crystal-cathedral-congregants-anxious-as-decision-in-bankruptcy-sale-likely-to-fall-tonight-62159/
If that last sentence is correct, then the diocese must have countered yesterday’s increased bid by Chapman.
Yes, I think it is easy to feel compassion for the church members. I think we have all heard of the heartbreak felt when a Catholic parish is closed. Surely the pain the Crystal Cathedral members feel over the loss of their church is little different.Reading the article, I feel sorry for the crystal cathedral members. I wish they could have kept their church.
Indeed that would have been preferable if possible. Unfortunately, they were forced to choose between moving out in 3 years and having a new church building or moving out in 10 or 15 years and having to figure out where to go.Reading the article, I feel sorry for the crystal cathedral members. I wish they could have kept their church.
From: latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/crystal-cathedral-robert-schuller.htmlThe Catholic church would purchase the property and allow the Crystal Cathedral to lease back core buildings for a limited time. After three years the cathedral’s ministry would have to find a new home, possibly at St. Callistus, a diocesan church down the street.
That will be true if the judge decides to follow the wishes of the Crystal Cathedral board. The judge was supposed to announce a decision today, but that doesn’t seem likely at this point (4:45 pm in California)The Catholic Diocese of Orange has been selected as the purchaser of the Crystal Cathedral property.
Despite the Crystal Cathedral board’s new endorsement of the Roman Catholic Diocese’s $57.5- million offer for the Garden Grove church and its campus, Chapman University on Thursday changed the terms of its now three-option offer.
The amended offer was made during a court hearing in Santa Ana, where Judge Robert Kwan was expected to decide on the buyer.
Chapman’s latest option, which includes a $59-million purchase price, was amended to offer the Crystal Cathedral $1 monthly rent for the first 10 years for core buildings, instead of $25,000 per month for core buildings. The Crystal Cathedral would be available for Sunday services. After the first 10 years the rent would be $25,000 per month.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/11/crystal-cathedral-chapman-university.htmlThe offer does not allow the ministry to buy back the core buildings.