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Quote:Thursday, July 31, 2008 Divine designA recent story by The Boston Globe on closed Catholic churches that are turned into swanky condos is worth the read. The photo gallery is an especially good use of a couple of minutes of down time. From the story: Catholic canon law requires that a church be stripped of religious items, including altars, statues, and crucifixes, before it is sold. Most are passed on to another parish looking for a new Blessed Mother statue or stained-glass windows. "Our policy is to leave nothing of religious significance behind," said Kathleen Heck , who oversees the transition of parishes for the archdiocese. And once all the saints have found new homes, what happens to the building? "It's available for secular use," said Brother James Peterson, head of canonical affairs at the archdiocese. source Yada attached the following image(s): |
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Quote:And once all the saints have found new homes, what happens to the building?
"It's available for secular use," said Brother James Peterson, head of canonical affairs at the archdiocese. LOL!!! As if God was ever in there in the first place. I oftened watched TV programs when I lived in the UK about buying old houses and renovating them, the British love that sort of stuff. And often you would see someone buy an old rundown church, the stonier on the outside the better, then build it up and give it the modern touch, turning it into a comfortable home. But imagine coming home to see the obelisk pointing to Nimrod everyday?
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Well, you could renovate the building to remove the spire(s) if the local laws allows for that. It shall be a real challenge to clean the cobwebs in the ceiling, though. |
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