Building The Nation's Biggest Cathedral

The New Times LA offers some surpriring information about the planning and financing of the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the U.S.

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December 23, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Cardinal Roger Mahony threatened, hoodwinked and strong-armed to get a lavish new cathedral built in L.A. The result is a colossal monument to his ego... He has unabashedly defended the need to replace the much-smaller Saint Vibiana -- sold to a group headed by preservation-minded developer Tom Gilmore after the crusade to raze it failed -- with a cathedral that befits the nation's largest archdiocese. While doing so, he has often sounded more like a downtown redeveloper than spiritual leader."

Thanks to New Times LA Newsletter

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Friday, December 21, 2001 in New Times-LA

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