Sunday, April 29, 2007

Mystery at Star of the Sea

A story on Boston.com wonders aloud about what is going on at the former St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church in East Boston. There is a photo (right) of scaffolding next to the building and there is apparently a sign announcing times for services, but the doors are locked.

The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God -- which purchased the building earlier this year for $2.65 million -- won't offer any information to the Boston Globe. Church representatives won't even give their last names.

An independent panel has been asked by the archdiocese to review the sale of the church, which was originally made to South Boston photographer Michael Indresano for $850,000, "despite reports that there had been higher offers," the story says. Indresano then flipped the property just weeks later and many people believe that there was something fishy about the whole transaction.

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