Cape Coral halts construction at Catholic church

CAPE CORAL, FL -

Churchgoers are calling on the head of the Diocese of Venice for answers to why unlawful construction work was being done at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Cape Coral.

The church went ahead with renovation projects without permits, which is also against diocesan policy.

All year, the NBC2 Investigators have uncovered allegations of financial misuse within the diocese.

Monday, we learned back on December 2, 2014 Cape Coral inspectors halted work on a construction project after finding out the church was doing major renovations without a single permit.

Tina Cohen is a concerned parishioner and says the work was going on for several months.

Cohen says it appears to be a safety issue, the building currently under construction has a leaky roof which leads to mold issues.

Cohen says this is another example of mistrust after allegations came out earlier this year about a lack of financial transparency in the church.

We don't know where the funds are coming from in order to do all this work and that has not been made clear to the parish as a whole Cohen says.

Parishioners say they're also in the dark as to who approved the unlawful work and exactly what is being done.

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