Crystal Cathedral's head pastor spoke optimistically about the future of her iconic megachurch at Sunday morning services, telling a congregation of about 400 that it was not too late to ask God to intervene and stop the church's impending sale to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange.
Senior Pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman, the daughter of the church's founder, offered a prayer thanking God for "intentionally delaying" a miracle, and indicated that the bankrupt church would continue to pray and wait for God to reveal His final plans.
Of couysre, maybe a third option is that she is just scared of seeing the milk cow run dry . . .
I could be kind and say Pastor Sheila is motivated by a desire to preserve the legacy of her father. But the history of avarice displayed by her and her siblings keeps me from doing so. And added to that is a possible vein of anti-Catholicism, with wealthy donors angrily threatening exhumation of loved ones from its memorial gardens. I know from personal experience that many Protestants are appalled that the Catholics are moving in, having heard their complaints. That goes back to that old canard of many evangelicals that Catholics are not Christians.
Coleman also alluded briefly to the Crystal Cathedral's need to reign in costs, saying the church realized a few years ago it could no longer afford to pay its professional choir and orchestra "nearly $1 million a year" and adapted accordingly.
"Adapted accordingly?" Vendors got stiffed . . . but the Schullers got paid.
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Anti-Catholicism is running amok, amok I tell you!
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Actually even the staff didn't get paid either and all honesty I would say where the mishap occurred was when his son just dropped the church he shouldn't have taken it in the first place so advice to anyone don't gota a church he pastors lol then his daughter im sorry she is not called to preach she sounded like a modivational speaker lol the called recognize the called (from me shes not called lol) and i agree alot of churchs from all denominations are failing in finances and its cause there trusting in God to provide and he will BUT he gave is common sanctified horse sence lol and common sence says if you know your 40 millon in debt i think its time to evaluate how you got that deep in debt and Pastors not gettin paid haha but I just wanted to say I'm not catholic but I have nothing against Catholic Christians as I'm a Christian too but I don't submit to a catholic pope I don't confess to a priest if you choose to do that then that's fine makes neither one of us less saved as long as we regardless of are church as long as we agree on these things Jesus was the only begotten son of God he came and lived among us teaches the kingdom of heaven preached the gospel was beaten and crucified then rose on the 3rd day and sits at the right hand of the father. We agree on that then regardless if your catholic or if your like me undenominational these things make us brothers and sisters in Christ my uncle Mike is Catholic he went to Catholic seminary was gona be a preist but he had a nevrvous break down and decided not to be a preist but he's still catholic he goes to Saint Johns in downtown Charleston WV he came to my ordination as I'm a pastor we have good conversations I like it because the church is the body of Christ it's all us believers under the head of the church which is Christ God bless and have a wonderful day :)
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