Worshippers of soon-to-be-shuttered church suspect ulterior motives

Juan Ramos and other worshippers at the Our Lady of Montserrat Church in Bedford-Stuyvesant say that the Brooklyn diocese decision to shut down their church by the end of January is “payback” for crossing Brooklyn Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez and publicly opposing the Broadway Triangle housing project. Parishioners at the Brooklyn church, on Vernon Avenue, also say that someone doctored their financial documents to show that the church was in the red. However, Diocese of Brooklyn spokesperson Shane Kavanaugh, maintains that the church is being closed because it’s a money pit and “the decision wasn’t politically motivated.” [Post]