[lbo-talk] Welcome to MonaghanWorld -- Only Catholics Need Apply

Tommy Kelly tkelly15450 at charter.net
Thu Jul 7 07:28:25 PDT 2005


Welcome to MonaghanWorld -- Only Catholics Need Apply

Tom Monaghan is building homes in a Florida sanctuary for orthodox Catholics called Ave Maria, where there won't be any porn, condoms, or television smut

by Bill Berkowitz

http://www.mediatransparency.com/story.php?storyID=76

In late March, at the first annual Boston Catholic Men's Conference held at Boston College High School, Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino's Pizza who has become a major league conservative philanthropist, was feeling the spirit. He triumphantly told the enthusiastic crowd of more than 2,000 men (including over 80 priests) in attendance that construction of Ave Maria University -- the first Catholic university built in 40 years -- was moving forward. According to published reports, "the $240 million first phase of the campus plans to be centered around the 'Oratory of Ave Maria,' a 60,000 square-foot church with aluminum and glass arches, and will include the nation's largest crucifix in stained glass with a 60 foot high bleeding Jesus. Officials say the church would be the largest fixed-seating Catholic church in the nation, with room for 3,333 to 3,500 worshipers"



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