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To: markomalley
The last point (and I could go on) is that a church is not just a meeting place. It is a house of prayer.

More than that it is where the Blessed Sacrament, in which Our Lord is truly present, is housed. As such, it is "in use" 24/7/365 even if no mere human persons are present.

13 posted on 08/05/2010 9:16:07 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard
More than that it is where the Blessed Sacrament, in which Our Lord is truly present,

Very true.

14 posted on 08/05/2010 9:17:35 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Excellent point.


19 posted on 08/05/2010 9:27:31 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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