The Admiral

Vicar

Good enough. I'll get back to you with a more comprehensive reply shortly.

The Admiral

Sephiroth

Somewhat negative. Fancy looks is, IMO, no excuse to be so out-of-date as to discourage birth-control. Judging how the church acts in this matter and some others, they often seem to put their own ideals above trying to help people in a realistic fashion.

atheist_in_foxhole

If you like myth, superstition, bizarre rituals, and delusion, the Catholic Church can't be beat.

But if, on the other hand, you crave logic, reality, reason, and justice, the Catholic Church is probably not for you.

faustuz

Somebody ought to sell for scrap all the marble Cardinal Mahony used to build their new digs here in LA. I’m sure they could feed all the kids on skid row for a couple of years.

Amie

I'm glad there is a starbucks there at the cathedral...but I understand what you are saying...
that place is absolutely beautiful though...

alek0

it is not very likely that any church is for you

Infinity Lover

Gotta say I enjoy an impressive piece of architecture. I liked the way the 'Dom' in Köln (Ger.) looked in the evening, accentuated by surrounding spotlights.
Off course such buildings were made to look so huge and impressive with the pupropse of making churchfollowers look up, and feel small and insignificant. But to me they're marvels of mankind's awsome creative abilities, proving quite the opposite.

Amie

I don't feel small and insignificant when I go there...

Infinity Lover

Perhaps that wasn't the best choice of words, but I do think the larger religious structures, like cathedrals, were build at the time with the intend to have a humbling effect.

Amie

Infinity have you ever been inside a church?

and back to topic what are your impressions of the catholic church? (not the buildings)