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Date Posted: 00:26:01 03/30/08 Sun
Author: Neysa
Author Host/IP: user-2ive065.dialup.mindspring.com / 165.247.0.197
Subject: Traditional Catholic Church
In reply to: Phil 's message, "Re: Sad as it may be, I agree with Catie..." on 19:37:24 03/29/08 Sat

I love the statues, all the gold and oppulence of an old traditional Catholic Church. In England I was in Anglican Churches that were very oppulent. If I didn't know before going inside I would have thought it was a Catholic Church.

I was taught in school that there is nothing wrong with the the inside of a Church being lavish, after all it is God's house, we are honoring him with all the beauty. That is why Mother Angelica made her shrine in Huntsville,so lavish inside. That is what I was brought up with and to me it gives me a warm feeling inside when I walk into an ornate church.

When I walk into a Catholic Church I expect and want this lavishness, as did my ancestors. Otherwise, they would have left the Catholic Church, and become Protestant. As we all know many did just that because they felt that you don't need a lavish church, just a plain building without statues, etc... to worship God. I agree you don't need all that lavishness. I've been in an Episcopal and Lutheran Church that was ornate. In a Reformed Church of Chist, and an Assembly of God that was plain. God is in all these churches both lavish and plain. But,as a Catholic, I like what I've been used to since my childhood; that is a lavish church. Perhaps, if I grew up worshipping in a plain, modern, Catholic Church I might have a different view about a traditional vs modern Catholic Church.

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What a load of crap -- Joan, 07:03:00 03/30/08 Sun [1] (ip68-0-253-131.ri.ri.cox.net/68.0.253.131)

Where do you get your information, Phil? I suggest you buy a copy of the CCC. You have no idea what Catholics believe about anything, including how we define "Church". Buy a Catholic dictionary while you're at the bookstore. The people there will help you find the religion section. :)

Joan

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