article_snippet.sent: Once a charismatic and well-known presence on the televangelist circuit, The Rev. Robert H. Schuller faded from view in recent years after watching The Rev. Robert H. Schuller church collapse amid a disastrous leadership transition and sharp declines in viewership and donations that ultimately forced his booming TV ministry to file for bankruptcy.
article_snippet.sent: the touchstone of The Rev. Robert H. Schuller's storied ministry — was sold to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange in 2011, and The Rev. Robert H. Schuller lost a legal battle the following year to collect more than $5 million from The Rev. Robert H. Schuller former ministry for claims of copyright infringement and breach of contract.
article_snippet.sent: Preaching: The Reverend Robert Schuller is seen here on January 28, 1996, urging John du Pont - whose life story was dramatized in the 2014 film 'Foxcatcher' to give up after killing Dave Schultz .
article_snippet.sent: The tumult in the pulpit worsened a pre-existing decline in viewership and donations, and in 2010, Crystal Cathedral ministries filed for bankruptcy, citing debt of more than $43 million.
article_snippet.sent: In 2012, Schuller (seen in 1980) and Schuller (seen in 1980) wife quit the board of directors in a dispute over copyright infringement and breach of contract.
article_snippet.sent: That same year, Schuller and his wife lost a legal bid to recover more than $5 million from Schuller and his wife .