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Commerce causes parish perils. (All Souls Parish, Alhambra, California) (Cover Story)

From: National Catholic Reporter  |  Date: 3/12/1993  |  Author: Jones, Arthur

Lawsuits play havoc with the spiritual life of a California parish

LOS ANGELES - Welcome to the arcane world of church-goods suppliers. Such commerce, in All Souls Parish, Alhambra, may have been instrumental in involving the pastor and some parishioners in a great deal of personal trouble, not to mention legal embroilment.

Not helping the scene is the fact that two parishioners, in less than 18 months, sold the parish about $100,000 worth of liturgical furnishings and other ...

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