Title: Ugly, Yes...But There is Hope!
Product review: I found this book fascinating, being new to the Catholic faith. I never considered how blessed I am the the local parish is an old one, not ornate or beautiful, because when the church was built, the community was not a particularly prosperous one. But the church itself is a pretty one. Some modern touches have crept in, but NOTHING like the monstrosities Michael Rose photographed for his book. One church looked more like a rustic youth hostel than a place of worship -- and I couldn't recover from my shock at the Blessed Host being relegated to a back room chapel. As if He isn't welcome in the sanctuary! Trust the modernists to get everything deliberately backwards.The day after I finished this book, there was an article in the paper about two Catholic churches in the area which are restoring the churches to their former glory. A good sign! Liberal Catholicism seems to be losing ground in many different ways.
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