St. Basil's Catholic Church

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Address:
3611 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90005
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Phone number:
+1 213-381-6191

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Reviews about St. Basil's Catholic Church

• Kokoy Severino

  Dec, 11 2017
  ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
  St. Basil Church, a building constructed not without controversy. Dedicated in 1969 amidst angry demonstrations by members if the Chicano Movement, activists protested the extravagant cost of the church's construction, citing the $3 million price tag as indicative of the Catholic Church's insensitivity to the needs of the poor. Critics of Cardinal James McIntyre, who presided over the Western United States at the time, included the Bishop of Puerto Rico, Jesuit missionaries, the chaplain of the United Farm Workers union established by Cesar Chavez, and many others within the Catholic flock. Activists characterized those who attended the first Christmas Mass celebrated at St. Basil as Caucasian members of the privileged class wearing fur coats and fancy jewelry. This description cannot apply to all of those hearing Mass at St. Basil church these days, a diverse congregation, many dressed plainly.
  
  I came here for Mass when I was in Los Angeles to renew my Philippine passport. It was a diverse congregation at the midday Mass. The priest himself spoke with an eastern European accent. There were several other Filipinos in the pews...

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