In Depth Analysis: The key to the Pope's success in Great Britain

CatholicCulture.org ^ | September 21, 2010 | Phil Lawler

[Salvation]

Absolutely beautiful photos. Thanks for scanning and posting them.

[karnage]

Brought tears to my eyes.

[Norman Bates]

It is very lovely. I got lots of pictures and even a panorama of London from the campanile.

[Salvation]

From an email:

Pope in Britain: Simply Smashing!

Dear -----------Had I not unaccountably forgotten to send this message yesterday, I would have already told you what an outstanding success the Pope's visit to Britain was—against all media expectations. Phil Lawler explains why in his latest In Depth Analysis: The key to the Pope's success in Great Britain.

Phil also makes an important point about the odds on the size of the crowds at papal events: Take the over.

Here are the rest of Benedict's addresses in the UK (excluding those listed in Friday's message):

• Address to Bishops of England, Scotland and Wales
• Address on the Eve of Newman's Beatification
• Homily at Beatification of Cardinal Newman
• Homily at Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood
• Address to Representatives of British Society
• Address at Ecumenical Celebration
• Address to Representatives of Other Religions
• Address to Those Dedicated to Safeguarding Children
• Address at St. Peter's Residence for the Elderly

[Salvation]

In On the News, Phil Lawler rightly interprets this as a personal invitation to enter the Church. You can keep up with all the Pope's homilies and addresses in our library:

• Comments en Route to Scotland
• Homily at Bellahouston Park
• Address at the Audience with Queen Elizabeth
• Address to Students at St. Mary's University College
• Address to Catholic Educators

[kosta50]

Westminister Cathedral is very Eastern Orthodox like in it's interior --- very lovely

One of the early Archbishops of Canterbury was Greek. The Eastern character of the British Churches was suppressed after the split in 1054 and latinized.

The St. Louis Cathedral Basilica also has a striking resembles to the Westminister Cathedral in many ways. Nothing Gothic in it.

The St. Louis Basilica is one of the few Trindentine churches still in existence.

All the art and holy icons are in the Byzantine style mosaic.

Compare that to this post-Vatican II pagan temple.

[kosta50]

The iconography, you undoubtedly noticed, is quite “realistic. This is emblematic of late 19th / early 20th century Russian influence. One sees the same sort of iconography in Greece in churches from the same era.

Here is the iconistasis of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia, which dates from the same era.

Even the exterior arhcitechture is not Byzantine at all. The churchis built in a basilica style. From the looks of it, one would never guess the church is an Eastern Orthodox temple. Many churches built in this period in northern Serbia resemble western churches (basilicas) in their exterior as well as iconography.

The Church is located across the street form the Serbian Patriarchy, which can be seen as a domed building in the lower part of the picture.

[Cronos]

True — and the Church in Praga (left bank of Warsaw) is stunning, absolutely, utterly stunning. Thankfully, no tourists inside, and, like other Churches in Warsaw, packed with believers