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This is priceless.

Mel Gibson is not in communion with the Church by practicing pre-VII Catholicism, yet Mahony's "spiritual space" and the 40 different OTHER religions it honors ARE?

Runecaster95: Is it acceptable for Catholics to participate in acts of devotion such as Zen meditation and Hindu chanting, providing the emphasis remains on Christ?

Cardinal: Any form of prayer and meditation that helps us deepen our life in Jesus Christ is a positive. We might call the same type of prayer "centering prayer," or "Christian mantra."

Joseph: Now that it's been completed, what are your thoughts about the cathedral? Are you satisfied, and, if not, what things might you have hoped had gone differently?

Cardinal: We have all been amazed at how many people keep coming to the Cathedral week after week, and how deeply God's grace is touching their lives. The stories of personal conversion are incredible. People have surely found God's love and mercy in that wondrous spiritual space.

User barronista asks; "Is that actually a winged serpent on the door of the new Los Angeles Cathedral? If so what significance does that have for Catholics? And if it isn't a winged serpent, what is it?”

Cardinal: Actually, there are many signs and symbols on the [Cathedral’s] Great Bronze Doors. There are 40 different religious symbols, all of them portraying God's presence or power in a variety of faith traditions. Robert Graham's book in the [Cathedral] gift shop describes each in its totality.

"Is that actually a winged serpent on the door of the new Los Angeles Cathedral? If so what significance does that have for Catholics? And if it isn't a winged serpent, what is it?”

It probably is a Seraphim. Although I'll agree the similarity with Aztec images is unfortunate and even foolish. Mahoney seems to simply not know the answer and to be directing him to a reference source so he can look it up.