The chair of an organization focused on preserving and maintaining Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church in Portugal Cove South is adamant, they are not prepared to buy back a church they believe they already own.
Cynthia Power says they’ve written Archbishop Hundt and say they’ve contacted a lawyer to ensure that the church is not sold.
The Archdiocese is selling properties to settle abuse claims, but some parishes are putting up a fight, citing violations of Canon Law.
The parishioners of Holy Rosary say the church has no right to sell what it doesn’t own since they raised the more than $100,000 needed for renovations to the building to keep it open.
Power told VOCM Open Line with Paddy Daly that they’ve consulted a lawyer and believe they have the right to prevent the building from being sold.
“We have been in contact with lawyers and we are getting a lot of support” says Power. “Archbishop Hundt, who actually is a Canon lawyer…broke Canon Law by selling those church properties,” Power claims.