The reason for the beauty of a Catholic church is to glorify God with the very best man has to offer. A Catholic church is not a recital hall, it is a house of prayer and worship. Sacred music concerts may be done because they glorify Our Lord. Different churches have different thoughts on the matter.
Different churches have different thoughts on the matter.
No disagreement there.
The best man has to offer is as filthy rags in God's sight. that's a lousy excuse to try to justify a lavish lifestyle for church leaders. It's no different than what the televangelist hucksters pull.
And besides, God is not interested in things. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills. The whole world belongs to Him.
What he wants is this.....
Micah 6:6-8 “With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?