{"id":3466,"date":"2006-04-02T01:02:10","date_gmt":"2006-04-02T01:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/04\/the-saga-of-st-brigids.html"},"modified":"2006-04-02T01:02:10","modified_gmt":"2006-04-02T01:02:10","slug":"the-saga-of-st-brigids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/04\/the-saga-of-st-brigids.html","title":{"rendered":"The saga of St. Brigid’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NYTimes on the battle over the SF church:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Michela Alioto-Pier, a city supervisor whose district includes St. Brigid and who has shepherded negotiations between the Academy of Art and the parishioners’ group since January, believes that the university is trying to appease the parishioners. But she also said it was easy to understand why the group members could not shake their distrust. Even the cost of the earthquake-proofing, the prime reason for closing St. Brigid, appears to have been overstated by the archdiocese, she said. <\/p>\n

"People felt betrayed," Ms. Alioto-Pier said. "There have been several discrepancies. The cost of renovation, the reasons for closing, and the commitment to negotiating."<\/p>\n

Last year, as the city and the archdiocese discussed ways to grant landmark status to St. Brigid, Ms. Alioto-Pier said, the archdiocese pulled out. <\/p>\n

"We were in the middle of the negotiations, and the property was sold," Ms. Alioto-Pier said. "So it was a little strange."<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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