@ReidBLocklin @WashArchbishop @BrianPFlanagan That’s acurrate. The shrine has always operated independently of the archdiocese of Washington. It was actually built by the archbishop of Detroit to curry favor with a certain group and he essentially bankrupted his diocese doing it. The knights took over after that.

That’s acurrate. The shrine has always operated independently of the archdiocese of Washington. It was actually built by the archbishop of Detroit to curry favor with a certain group and he essentially bankrupted his diocese doing it. The knights took over after that.

— Michael Rogers, SJ (@mrogerssj) June 2, 2020

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