More on the sale

The Quincy Herald-Whig has an article on the sale and removal of the altars and statues at my home church of St. John the Baptist.

By David Adam
Herald-Whig Staff Writer

Statues, altars, communion rails and other marble items have been removed from St. John the Baptist Church in Quincy and will be on their way to Minnesota today, leaving dust and plaster scattered on the floor of the 127-year-old building.

Other items, such as stained glass windows and church pews, are also for sale in the church at 10th and Cedar that celebrated its last Mass on June 26.

Monsignor Mike Kuse, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish, did not say how much the items were being sold for, but admitted little profit is being made in the sale of the items. The goal, he said, is to put the items in other places of worship.

"It's not like you're making money on this stuff," he said. "The value is more in the hearts of people.

"If you were trying to import marble and you wanted to restore St. John to its original look, you wouldn't even have enough money to wink at it. But at the same token, unless you have a place to put it, what are you going to do with it?" [more]