To: Pyro7480
If a diocese spends a quarter-billion dollars, and gets a structure that doesn't glorify God, then we have a problem. But if the money is well-spent on a classical cathedral, then I don't think it's a problem.You miss the point, Pyro. This is not about spires versus flat roofs.
Bishops and priests who turn churches into monuments to themselves or modeled after their own preferences are not good stewards of the hard-earned money of parishioners.
Quarter billion dollar churches of any style are a scandal.
10 posted on
09/30/2004 8:15:36 AM PDT by
sinkspur
("John Kerry's gonna win on his juices. "--Cardinal Fanfani)
To: sinkspur
Bishops and priests who turn churches into monuments to themselves or modeled after their own preferences are not good stewards of the hard-earned money of parishioners.
Yeah, if clerics build churches for selfish reasons, then they aren't good stewards.
Quarter billion dollar churches of any style are a scandal.
How much what it cost to build the Basilica of the Immacualate Conception, whose basic stucture was only completed 50 years ago? I bet you it would take a few 100 million.
15 posted on
09/30/2004 8:33:16 AM PDT by
Pyro7480
(Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
To: sinkspur
Quarter billion dollar churches of any style are a scandal.
Do you know how much it cost to build EWTN's Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament?
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!
The architecture is 13th Century. Mother Angelica wanted the marble, gold, and cedar for the temple that God commanded David to build him in the Bible. The ceramic tile came from South America, the stones from Canada, and the bronze from Madrid, Spain. The floors, columns, and pillars are made of marble. There is a rare red Jasper marble from Turkey that was used for the red crosses in the floor of the temple. The wood for the pews, doors, and confessionals were from cedar imported from Paraguay. Spanish workers can to build the doors. The stain glass windows were imported from Munich, Germany. The Statutes of the Stations of the Cross were hand-carved.
One of the most striking parts of the temple is the gold leaf wall. There is an eight foot stand with gold plated at top for the consecrated host. Two nuns pray in 1 to 1 1/2 hour shifts 24 hours a day behind the gold leaf wall in the temple. The cloistered nuns purpose is to pray and worship Jesus. They pray for those who don't pray for themselves. The nuns stay focused on silence, solitude and prayer. There is a prayer request box at the receptionist's desk and many requests are taken over the phone.
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18 posted on
09/30/2004 8:48:43 AM PDT by
GirlShortstop
(« O sublime humility! That the Lord... should humble Himself like this... »)
To: sinkspur
How do quarter billion dollar cathedrals justify rampant consumerism on the part of the laiety?
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