there is a $100 million shortfall in donations for the restoration of New York's St. Patrick Cathedral, which is scheduled for completion next December. The Archdiocese has raised $75 million of the $175 million that was first budgeted for the project according to its website. Many suspect that the intention of the Archdiocese is to sell St. Thomas More, which would be worth millions of dollars, in order to bolster its finances.
St Thomas More has been an important part of the community since it was first constructed as an Episcopal Church beginning in 1870 to "serve the spiritual needs of St. Luke's Home for Indigent Christian Women." That home has been replaced by a 40-story apartment building. In 1925, the church merged with the nearby Church of Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church. Four years later the church was rededicated as the Reformed Church of Harlem.
In 1950, the Archdiocese of New York, then under Francis Cardinal Spellman, sought to acquire the church to meet the needs of the local Catholic community. Since July 9, 1950, St. Thomas More has been serving the local community, including many prominent New Yorkers, such as the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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