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To: rollo tomasi; conservativegramma
Is this the Church?

Notice there are no statues of any kind on the altar itself.

1,373 posted on 05/07/2008 5:37:07 AM PDT by Titanites
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To: Titanites

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2010858/posts?page=1359#1359

I read everything on the Church’s website. I couldn’t even find anything that confirms that it is named after the Blessed Mother.


1,374 posted on 05/07/2008 5:39:11 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Titanites; rollo tomasi; conservativegramma; SoothingDave; Petronski
But let's talk about churches and statues.

What about THIS church? You will notice that THIS church even has statues praying to other statues.


(Whose grave are people leaving flowers at? Are they "worshiping" a dead person? Perhaps asking the dead to pray for them?)


(This is a real gem, the family shown IS NOT the Holy Family)

1,380 posted on 05/07/2008 5:59:38 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Titanites
Notice there are no statues of any kind on the altar itself

You apparently missed the big one of Mary, feet on the earth, 12 stars around her head, the whole 'Queen of all things' depiction located at the center of the entire altar area and the focal point in the church. Obviously a discrepancy of terms here. What you consider an altar - a mere table - and so forth is not my definition. My definition of altar is the entire podium whereon the table stands and all that surrounds it. If you look at the small pic - you can clearly see it - although its not as large as it is in person.

1,386 posted on 05/07/2008 6:20:47 AM PDT by conservativegramma
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