Nuns, Dana Hollister, an archbishop, and Katy Perry are in dispute over the control of the Los Feliz Convent in Los Angeles, California. The nuns and the archbishop have respective claims to have the right to sell the property to third parties.
The nuns prefer Dana Hollister while the archbishop favors Perry.
The Los Feliz Convent is currently run by elderly nuns and they are not allowing the place to be sold to the American pop star. They reasoned that they are the ones who have "the right to sell the place."
The Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary claim that they already sold the property to local restaurateur/aspiring hotelier Dana Hollister for an estimated amount of $15.5 million. Further, Hollister has reportedly "moved in" and intends to turn the place into a boutique hotel.
"Hollister has already moved in' and plans to turn the old convent into a boutique hotel, which would require a zoning change that the rich neighbors are probably not going to just let that happen without a fight. Hollister's quest to turn the old Pilgrim Church into Silver Lake's first boutique hotel has dragged on for years," reported Curbed LA.
However, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez claims he has the right to sell the place and not the nuns. The Archbishop is planning to sell it to Katy Perry for about $14.5 million and allegedly has completed the paperwork for the sale to the star, who is said to be interested in buying the estate.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Katy Perry reportedly gave her all in going after the property, and tried to make a good impression on the nuns at a recent meeting. Sources told the newspaper, that the recording artist was dressed conservatively when she visited the nuns. The two sisters whom the "Fireworks" crooner visited also mentioned Perry singing "Oh Happy Day," and even showed them a "Jesus" tattoo on her wrist area. The reaction of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of May was not positive, with the diocese deciding to sue Katy Perry instead.
It was also learned that the sisters were not happy about how the Diocese treated them. "Decades ago, 52 Immaculate Heart sisters lived on the property, which includes the Cardinal Timothy Manning House of Prayer for Priests. But the diocese moved the last of them to other locations in 2011, against their will, according to Sister Catherine Rose," reported Los Angeles Times.
Despite the diocese's promise to cover the sister's living expenses after the property is sold, sisters Rita and Catherine Rose don't trust that this would come into being.
"We have given many years to this archdiocese and we have served them well. For the archdiocese to... put us under a bus and run over us, I'm sorry, it was just too much for me," said Sister Rita.
