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FakeNoose

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3. Some older church buildings in the Pittsburgh area have been rehabbed

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Dec 27, 2021, 11:12 AM

Dec 2021

They are now in their 2nd life as office buildings, apartments/condos, and one old Catholic church became a trendy brewery restaurant. It's a sad fact that old buildings require funds and expertise that aren't available to the parish communicants. But it's no problem for private developers to figure out what to do and how to make money from the beautiful buildings. How many private developers are willing to donate their services to keep the old parishes going? Probably none of them.

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