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- Location: Agoura Hills, CaliforniaFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
- Mel Gibson attends and donates to churchFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
- Not acknowledged by Roman Catholic ChurchFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
- Worth an estimated $42 millionFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
- Gibson's AP Reilly Foundation has sponsored much of net worthFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
- Alleged anti-Semitic beliefsFOXNews.com: Mel Gibson's Church Worth $42 Million (October 21, 2008)
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The Holy Family Catholic Church is a private catholic church located in Agoura Hills, California. Much of the church's funding is sponsored by Mel Gibson and his AP Reilly Foundation. The chapel is worth around $42 million.
On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, Gibson told parishioners at Holy Family that his wife of 28 years, Robyn Gibson, had filed for divorce. Media sources asked whether a divorced man can remain director of a Catholic church, but Holy Family did not comment.Fox News: Catholic Church vs. Mel Gibson: Marriage Is For Life (April 14, 2009) People: INSIDE STORY: Mel Gibson Confides Divorce News at Church (April 13, 2009)
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Controversies
Despite traditionalist beliefs, the Holy Family Catholic Church is not acknowledged by the Roman Catholic Church for it's opposition to Vatican leadership. Many of the parishioners are suspected of being anti-Semitic and Holocaust deniers. The high-profile church-goer, Mel Gibson, has invested millions of dollars into the church, and was even rumored to be negotiating with Britney Spears to perform at the building. -
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Holy Family Catholic Church Questions
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