[lbo-talk] Monaghan's Catholic U/village

B. docile_body at yahoo.com
Sun Jun 19 12:48:28 PDT 2005


Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, former owner of Detroit Tigers, and running neck-to-neck with Mel Gibson in the Catholic fervor race, in a recent speecha bout Ave Maria, the Catholic university that Monaghan is building in Florida.

"Ave Maria won’t be just a university, he continues. It will also be a new town, built from scratch, in which the wickedness of the world will be kept at bay. "We’ve already had about 3500 people inquire on our Web site about buying a home there — you know, they’re all Catholic," Monaghan says excitedly. "We’re going to control all the commercial real estate, so there’s not going to be any pornography sold in this town. We’re controlling the cable system. The pharmacies are not going to be able to sell condoms or dispense contraceptives." A private chapel will be located within walking distance of each home. At the stunning church in the center of town, Mass will be said hourly, seven days a week, from 6 a.m. on. "So," Monaghan concludes, with just a hint of understatement, "it’ll be a unique town." As he exits the stage, the applause is thunderous."

Full article:

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/top/features/documents/04761831.asp



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