Decline of religion

[Fake Messiah]

There goes another tradition down the drain. People should really get used to this by now.

Visitation Academy, the all-girls Catholic school in Bay Ridge, will close its doors at the end of this school year, ending its 169-year legacy in Brooklyn.

In the letter to parents, which was shared with Brooklyn Paper, the Visitation Sisters of Brooklyn said there are only two nuns left at the Brooklyn Visitation Monastery.

“We have come to the sad decision that we must leave our home here and end our ministry and sponsorship of Visitation Academy,” the sisters wrote. “Despite the several creative efforts of the Visitation Academy Board, and others, we will close Visitation Academy at the end of this academic year in June 2024.”

Nadia Mastromichalis, who has two daughters enrolled at the school, said parents “have not been given answers” as to what exactly drove the decision to close the monastery and the school. Rumors that Visitation Academy was struggling financially and that the property was slated to be sold have been swirling for two years, she said, but school officials repeatedly reassured parents that nothing was amiss.

Catholic schools have taken a hit in New York City in the last few years. In 2020, the Diocese of Brooklyn — which operates Visitation Academy — was forced to close six schools in Brooklyn and Queens, including Queen of the Rosary in Williamsburg and St. Gregory the Great in Crown Heights. Last year, the Archdiocese of New York — which operates separately from the Brooklyn Diocese — closed 12 schools and merge four together due to financial issues and low enrollment.

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/bay-ridge-...shut-down/