Atlanta's Catholic Archbishop decides to sell mansion. (April 5)
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The archbishop of Atlanta said Saturday that he will sell a 2-point-2-million-dollar mansion just three months after he moved in as he tried to appease angry parishioners.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory announced the decision following a closed-door meeting with members of several church councils at his headquarters north of Atlanta. He publicly apologized Monday for building the Tudor-style residence and will move out in early May.
I have decided to sell the Habersham property and invest the proceeds from that sale into the needs of the Catholic community, Gregory told The Associated Press after the meeting. He declined to take questions.
A group of Catholics in Gregory's diocese had asked since January that he sell off the more than 6,000-square-foot (560-square-meter) home in keeping with the tone of austerity set by Pope Francis. Elected last year, Francis said he wants a church for the poor, drives in an economy car and lives in a guestroom instead of a Vatican palace. He has denounced the idolatry of money and warned against insidious worldliness within the church.
It was not immediately clear where Gregory will live next. He will not return to his old residence, which was sold for 1-point-9 million dollars to Christ the King Cathedral. The cathedral plans to expand the archbishop's former home and house its priests there.
Gregory said this week that if the church sold the mansion, he would seek to live in a setting more modest than his current mansion or his previous home.
Gregory thanked parishioners for raising the issue, and he acknowledged earlier this week the importance of Francis' example.
He's called us to live more simply, Gregory said in an interview Wednesday, prior to announcing the decision to sell the residence. He also has encouraged bishops to grow closer to their people, to listen to their people. And that, I take as a pretty serious admonition. I'm disappointed in myself ... because in my nine years, I do believe that I've grown very close to the people of the archdiocese. And I think this decision is an aberration rather than a pattern.
Even before the new pope's election, top-ranking Catholics were selling off luxurious homes, most built decades or a century ago by their predecessors seeking to demonstrate the growing clout of the Catholic church. The downsizing by archbishops in Boston and Philadelphia was also symbolically important during a period when church officials were closing parishes, schools and paying big settlements over clergy sex abuse.
A generous gift from a wealthy donor in Atlanta made the luxurious residence possible.
Joseph Mitchell, the nephew of the Margaret Mitchell, the author of the Civil War novel Gone With The Wind, left an estate worth more than 15 million dollardsto the local church when he died in 2011. Mitchell asked in his will that the proceeds be used for general religious and charitable purposes. He also requested that his parish, Christ The King Cathedral, get primary consideration.
The archdiocese gave 7-point-5 million dollars to the cathedral, and cathedral officials bought Gregory's old home. By moving its priests into Gregory's former residence, the cathedral can free up space on its crowded campus.
After the sale, Gregory needed a new home.
He demolished Mitchell's old home and replaced it with an expansive mansion. It has an upper-level safe room, an eight-burner kitchen stove, an elevator, public and private offices and two dining rooms. Architects initially planned space for a wine room and wanted an antique chandelier in the foyer, though those plans were later dropped.
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The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta has apologized for building a $2.2 million mansion and says
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta apologized Monday for building a $2.2 million mansion for himself, a decision criticized by local Catholics who cited the example of austerity set by the new pope.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory recently moved into a nearly 6,400-square-foot residence. Its construction was made possible by a large donation from the estate of Joseph Mitchell, nephew of Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind, a Civil War epic that made his family wealthy. When Mitchell died in 2011, he left an estate worth more than $15 million to the archdiocese on the condition it be used for general religious and charitable purposes.
Gregory said that he has received criticism over the spending in letters, emails and telephone messages.
I am disappointed that, while my advisors (sic) and I were able to justify this project fiscally, logistically and practically, I personally failed to project the cost in terms of my own integrity and pastoral credibility with the people of God of north and central Georgia, Gregory said in a column posted on the website of the archdiocesan newspaper, The Georgia Bulletin.
I failed to consider the impact on the families throughout the Archdiocese who, though struggling to pay their mortgages, utilities, tuition and other bills, faithfully respond year after year to my pleas to assist with funding our ministries and services, he added.
The Catholic leader said he will discuss the situation with several diocesan councils, including a special meeting of its finance council. If church representatives want the bishop to sell the home, Gregory said he will do so and move elsewhere.
The purchase of the sprawling home was part of a real estate deal made possible by money from Joseph Mitchell's estate.
In his will, Mitchell requested that primary consideration be given to the Cathedral of Christ The King, where he worshipped. The cathedral received $7.5 million for its capital fund and spent roughly $1.9 million to buy the archbishop's old home, according to tax records. Cathedral officials are planning to spend an additional $292,000 to expand Gregory's old home so its priests can live there, freeing up space on the cathedral's cramped campus.
After selling his home, Gregory needed a new residence.
The archbishop said that he made a mistake while designing a home with large meeting spaces and rooms for receptions and gatherings.
He demolished the one-story home on Mitchell's property, which was donated to the church, and replaced it with a Tudor-style mansion. In January, a group of local Catholics met with the archbishop and asked that he sell the large home and return to his old residence. They cited the example of Pope Francis, who turned down living quarters in a Vatican palace and drives a simple car.
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Catholic Archbishop heeds parishioners' call to quit $2.2m mansion
The archbishop of Atlanta said on Saturday that he will sell a 2.2 million US dollar mansion just three months after he moved in, as he tried to appease angry parishioners.
Archbishop Wilton Gregory announced the decision following a closed-door meeting with members of several church councils at his headquarters north of Atlanta.
Gregory on Saturday apologised for building the Tudor-style residence and said he will move out in early May.
I have decided to sell the Habersham property and invest the proceeds from that sale into the needs of the Catholic community, he said.
He declined to take questions.
A group of Catholics in Gregory's diocese has been asking since January for him to sell off the more than 6,000-square-foot (560-square-metre) home, in keeping with the tone of austerity set by Pope Francis.
Elected last year, Francis said he wants a church for the poor, drives in an economy car and lives in a guestroom instead of a Vatican palace.
He has denounced the idolatry of money and warned against insidious worldliness within the church.
It was not immediately clear where Gregory will live next.
He will not return to his old residence, which was sold for 1.9 million US dollars to Christ the King Cathedral.
The cathedral plans to expand the Archbishop's former home and house its priests there.
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The Atlanta Archbishop accused of misusing church money to build a $2.2 million mansion says he acce
The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Atlanta says he suspects the church will ultimately sell a $2.2 million mansion built for his use.
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday that he accepts blame for not consulting enough with members of the church before building the expansive residence in one of Atlanta's toniest neighborhoods.
Gregory says he wants to consult with several church councils before making a final decision but added that he believes the recommendation will be to sell the property.
The archbishop moved into the mansion in January, after selling his old home to Christ the King Cathedral so it could expand.
Local Catholics have criticized Gregory for not following the example of austerity set by Pope Francis.
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Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
00:01:59 1 Background
00:03:35 2 Academic commentary
00:09:03 3 History of removals
00:10:10 4 Organizations encouraging monument removal
00:10:48 5 Destruction of monuments
00:12:00 6 Laws hindering removals
00:14:20 7 Public opinion
00:15:04 8 What to do with the plinths (pedestals)
00:16:59 9 Removed monuments and memorials
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00:17:29 9.2 Alabama
00:19:13 9.3 Alaska
00:19:39 9.4 Arizona
00:20:12 9.5 Arkansas
00:20:50 9.6 California
00:22:55 9.7 Colorado
00:23:13 9.8 District of Columbia
00:24:18 9.9 Florida
00:31:38 9.10 Georgia
00:33:25 9.11 Kansas
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For decades in the U.S., there have been isolated incidents of removal of Confederate monuments and memorials, although generally opposed in public opinion polls, and several U.S. States have passed laws over 115 years to hinder or prohibit further removals.
In the wake of the Charleston church shooting in June 2015, several municipalities in the United States removed monuments and memorials on public property dedicated to the Confederate States of America. The momentum accelerated in August 2017 after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The removals were driven by the belief that the monuments glorify white supremacy and memorialize a treasonous government whose founding principle was the perpetuation and expansion of slavery. Many of those who object to the removals, like President Trump, believe that the artifacts are part of the cultural heritage of the United States.The vast majority of these Confederate monuments were built during the era of Jim Crow laws (1877–1954) and the Civil Rights Movement (1954–1968). Detractors claim that they were not built as memorials but as a means of intimidating African Americans and reaffirming white supremacy. The monuments have thus become highly politicized; according to Eleanor Harvey, a senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and a scholar of Civil War history: If white nationalists and neo-Nazis are now claiming this as part of their heritage, they have essentially co-opted those images and those statues beyond any capacity to neutralize them again.In some Southern states, state law restricts or prohibits altogether the removal or alteration of public Confederate monuments. According to Stan Deaton, senior historian at the Georgia Historical Society, These laws are the Old South imposing its moral and its political views on us forever more. This is what led to the Civil War, and it still divides us as a country. We have competing visions not only about the future but about the past.
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