Domino's Founder Claims 'Misconceptions' Over Catholic Town

Founder of Domino's Pizza, Tom Monaghan backtracked Friday from earlier comments that he'd like to establish a new township by Naples, Florida governed by strict Roman Catholic principles, denying access to birth control and pornography. (See ABC's video interview.) Those remarks sparked considerable controversy.

Forbes quoted Monaghan's clarification of his earlier statements.

"The town is open to anybody," Monaghan said. "The university--it's a different story. It will be primarily Catholic." Monaghan's associate added that the sale of birth control would not be restricted, and that the town would not bar access to any cable television programs. However, the commune--to be set on 5,000 acres with a cavernous church and a 65-foot tall crucifix as its cynosure--will not have any adult bookstores or topless clubs.

Drawing from The Diocese Report