Before the iconoclasm (too small a picture to fully appreciate)
After: the now gutted sanctuary. The high altar and communion rail are gone.
Vaulted ceiling with restored fresco of the Virgin Mary (how did that manage to escape the destruction?
Beautiful organ
The requisite trickling pool-baptismal font, parts of which were harvested from the old communion rail (gasp!)
Comfy red chairs that replaced the oak pews
For those interested, the doors leading, eventually, to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel
The sing along area
Such a disgusting, uncharitable attitude. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteWhat on earth is "disgusting" and "uncharitable" about what I wrote? This is a typical tactic used by those who simply don't have any arguments, just throw around harsh labels. I had forgotten what I even wrote here, so I had to revisit the post and, after reading it over again, I second every word. What I do think is disgusting is the assault on authentic beauty and tradition that took place in so many Catholic churches across the country over the past thirty years or so. I think it's "disgusting" that exquisite works of art were demolished and hacked to pieces in an effort to Protestantize our Church. Open your eyes.
ReplyDeleteSome advice: Don't be so sensitive. Deal with the points head on or don't enter the fray.