Reactions
The reception of the initial proposal was mixed. The Buffalo News while praising the ideals of the project suggested that the money used for construction could be better spent, and cautioned that such an attraction might be divisive within the community and a magnet for outside actors to sow division.
In 2002, the Buffalo Common Council unanimously passed a resolution in favor of the arch. In the resolution, the Council cited the arch's potential economic impact on the region, the fact that most Buffalonians are Catholic, and the commitment of the shrine association to cooperate with the Council in order to make the structure an attractive addition to the city skyline.
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