Mahoney 'watch' In L.a.? Days Numbered?

[Thy Geekdom Come]

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[KeenanParkerII]

Ya I found that out last night watching [i]The 13th Day[/i]! Twas very interesting.

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='Raphael' date='23 January 2010 - 01:34 PM' timestamp='1264278891' post='2042957']
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Glory be to the Bomb, and to the Holy Fallout. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. World without end. Amen.

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='Raphael' date='23 January 2010 - 01:31 PM' timestamp='1264278688' post='2042955']
Despite the ugliness of the statue, the moon is in Marian imagery as well as Muslim imagery.
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Raphael is correct. The Holy Virgin standing upon the crescent moon is not a problem, but the cathedral's very nontraditional depiction of her, which makes her look like a small boy, is quite strange.

[Veridicus]

[quote name='Apotheoun' date='23 January 2010 - 02:41 PM' timestamp='1264279276' post='2042967']
Raphael is correct. The Holy Virgin standing upon the crescent moon is not a problem, but the cathedral's very nontraditional depiction of her, which makes her look like a small boy, is quite strange.
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Maybe androgeny is the new femenism. She does kinda look vulcanesque. "Our Lady of Logic"

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Veridicus' date='23 January 2010 - 03:44 PM' timestamp='1264279497' post='2042972']
Maybe androgeny is the new femenism. She does kinda look vulcanesque. "Our Lady of Logic"
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Our Lady of Logic is not actually that far off from Our Lady of Wisdom, and that is a real title for her. What's really nice is you could capture the meaning of both by calling her Our Lady of the Eternal Logos...which she was...

[Ephrem Augustine]

[quote name='Skinzo' date='23 January 2010 - 10:47 AM' timestamp='1264261667' post='2042820']
American Papist is going with a story that Cardinal Mahoney in LA is about to receive a "coadjutor bishop" who will succeed Mahoney when he retires. I have to say that I hope this does happen soon. Take a look at this picture:
[IMG]http://i1019.photobucket.com/albums/af311/Cetil/3349259656_549c7692df.jpg[/IMG]

http://www.catholicvoteaction.org/americanpapist/index.php?p=680
What a throne! And the crucifix seems in the background and off to the side. At least that is the effect of the photo on me.
So what does a "coadjutor bishop" do? Is this similar to what happened to Hunthausen in Seattle?

S.
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The Bishops chair is hardly in the center of the Cathedral. I have been there several times. I guess I might be considered a freak or madman, but I go there a couple times a year and always feel inspired.
Not to speak anything in defense of above mentioned archbishop.

[Apotheoun]

[quote name='Ephrem Augustine' date='23 January 2010 - 01:49 PM' timestamp='1264279766' post='2042982']
The Bishops chair is hardly in the center of the Cathedral. . . .
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You are correct, and even though I think that the new cathedral is unsuited to divine worship, the picture below clearly shows that the altar is centrally located with the cross behind it.

[img]http://www.cathedralsofcalifornia.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/crw_7868_rt8-web.jpg[/img]

[King's Rook's Pawn]

[quote name='Apotheoun' date='23 January 2010 - 02:59 PM' timestamp='1264276766' post='2042934']
[size="3"]At the same time that the archdiocese of Los Angeles was building its cathedral (pictured below)[/size]

[img]http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cdm4i78-hB4/R3jAvQnmXFI/AAAAAAAAAcY/yJkNbbpT3IE/s400/OL+of+the+A.jpg[/img][/quote]

Postmodernism: the Aesthetic of Confusion

[quote][size="3"]the Moscow Patriarchate was building its cathedral (pictured below)[/size]

[img]http://www.sacred-destinations.com/russia/images/moscow/christ-the-savior/resized/cathedral-christ-the-savior-and-st-basil-wp-pd.jpg[/img][/quote]

*sarcasm* But I thought craftsmen today just no longer had the [i]skill[/i] to build [i]nice[/i] things. *sarcasm*

[CatherineM]

At least there are kneelers. Many new churches are being built without them. Gotta love the pipes though. I'll bet those can boom.

[King's Rook's Pawn]

I don't think the interior would look [i]so[/i] horrible if there was some tasteful color. I find they're generally [i]not as bad[/i] with interiors (though that's not saying much). But why do modern architects love beige so much?

[Veridicus]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='23 January 2010 - 03:59 PM' timestamp='1264283950' post='2043025']
At least there are kneelers. Many new churches are being built without them.
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Amen. Thank God there are kneelers.

[Skinzo]

[quote name='Ephrem Augustine' date='23 January 2010 - 04:49 PM' timestamp='1264279766' post='2042982']
The Bishops chair is hardly in the center of the Cathedral. I have been there several times. I guess I might be considered a freak or madman, but I go there a couple times a year and always feel inspired.
Not to speak anything in defense of above mentioned archbishop.
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I get your point. The interior just needs artwork, and lose the throne. What was the architect trying to achieve I wonder? Maybe it's better not to ask.

S.

[Skinzo]

[quote name='Apotheoun' date='23 January 2010 - 03:59 PM' timestamp='1264276766' post='2042934']
[size="3"]At the same time that the archdiocese of Los Angeles was building its cathedral (pictured below)[/size]

[img]http://bp1.blogger.com/_Cdm4i78-hB4/R3jAvQnmXFI/AAAAAAAAAcY/yJkNbbpT3IE/s400/OL+of+the+A.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.ericstone.com/uploaded_images/800px-Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_Angels,_Los_Angeles-731263.JPG[/img]

[img]http://www.olacathedral.org/zoom/images/cathedra.jpg[/img]

[size="3"]the Moscow Patriarchate was building its cathedral (pictured below)[/size]

[img]http://www.sacred-destinations.com/russia/images/moscow/christ-the-savior/resized/cathedral-christ-the-savior-and-st-basil-wp-pd.jpg[/img]

[img]http://www.sacred-destinations.com/russia/images/moscow/christ-the-savior/resized/cathedral-christ-the-savior-night-sx-contact-credit-xoox-xooxman.jpg[/img]

[img]http://k43.pbase.com/u46/jortega/upload/29616182.ChristtheSaviorCathedralMoscowRussia.jpeg[/img]
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Apotheoun,
YES! No comparison is there? What a beautiful symbol of spiritual restoration, the rebuilding of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.


S.

[Lilllabettt]

Am I the only one who thinks its kind of tasteless to be on "Mahoney watch" counting down the days 'till he's gone? I mean this isn't a politician we're talking about here, right? I don't know. Seems sort of crass.