My very progressive seminary taught me that artwork, plants, flowers and other decorations should frame and highlight the altar, ambo and celebrant’s chair. In other words it should frame, not obscure or distract or detract from the most important furnishings in the sanctuary.
So much of the irrational rational of the wreckovation of historic churches and the iconoclasm of the artwork therein was to make sure everyone knew what was important in the Catholic sanctuary although even that was made minimalistic.
But today, this is what we are seeing in so many parishes. Junk, junk, junk cluttering the sanctuary and hiding and distracting from what is truly important in the sanctuary!
WHY O LORD, I ASK YOU, WHY??????
3 comments:
It's a women thing!
Overwhelming and ticky-tacky. There appears to be amply embellishment without the add-ons. This space can and should stand on its own with tasteful and restrained extras. There is no reason to obscure the high altar / altar of repose as is seen here.
because they can!
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