Vatican nuncio Jude Thaddeus Okolo defended actions taken by retired Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodríguez in which the Roman Catholic Church sold part of its property on Av. Núñez de Cáceres. The property had originally been set aside for the construction of a seminary. The large Downtown Center is located now on those lands.
The nuncio responded to questioning by Monsignor Miguel Santana Marcano, president of the Tribunal Eclesiastico de la Conferencia del Episcopado, who requested an investigation into the sale of the property and the use of the sale money by the church. The nuncio made his remarks when attending the funeral of Monsignor Amancio Escapa.
The Archdiocese of Santo Domingo said that with part of the funds received for the sale of the Av. Núnez de Cáceres and Av. Rómulo Betancourt property they acquired a larger property at Km 14 of Duarte Highway, on the northern side, which is more appropriate for the construction of the church seminary.
It was reported that the remaining funds were used to purchase certificates in the Central Bank and bonds in the BanReservas. The church announced that the Casa Sacerdotal Cardenal Beras would soon begin operating together with the construction of the Seminario Menor Buen Pastor.
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Listin Diario
8 May 2017
