Why does grandiose, beautiful, architecture have anything to do with real worship?
To tell you the truth, I don't really know. The pictures I posted were not of a Catholic church, in fact they were of a Protestant church. More to the point, they are of the church where the Reformation began. Many of those depicted in the statues, stained glass and paintings are not even people from Scripture, they are Protestants.
Wagglebee! I would have never believed you would bait and switch using shots of any other church but catholic. But it does seem there was a time where many denominations built these huge museum type churches...were they competing?
If you look at the huge modern churches these days they look like massive auditoriums....lights camera action and the show begins.
Wag: To tell you the truth, I don't really know. The pictures I posted were not of a Catholic church, in fact they were of a Protestant church.
So I guess you made the point that RC's aren't alone in building expansive, ornate churches with all kinds of things that Evangelicals think shouldn't be there. Touche' for you.
I guess this is like the persecution of Christians thing, "you did it to, so I'm not as bad".
What church and how old?
It sure doesn't look like many Protestant churches I've been in.
Besides, some Protestant denominations still have a strong Catholic flavor. Is there something wrong with that?