18
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build
my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against
it.
19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind
on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven." Matthew Chapter 16:18-19
16 Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, "Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 17 Jesus heard this and said to them (that), "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners." Mark Chapter 2:16:17
Catechism of the Catholic Church
St. Mary's Pastoral Constitution 2004
The Catholic Liturgical Library
"For the last forty years
the Church has been experiencing an iconclastic movement that claims to
be working in the "spirit" of Vatican II. This movement has
succeeded in removing countless treasures from churches and in building
edifices that bear more likeness to community centers than to churches.
Until now there has been very little written to combat this movement,
even from official Church sources. Mr. Schloeder's book is the most comprehensive
and thoughtful study of the theology and implementation of Catholic Architecture
since Vatican II. This book presents a study of all aspects of church
architecture from the floorplan to the choir to the crucifix."
"1. The Second Vatican Council requires us to reject traditional church architecture and design new churches in a Modernist style.
This myth is based more on what Roman Catholics have built during the
past thirty years than on what the Church has taught. Even by professional
accounts, the church architecture of the past decade has been an unmitigated
disaster. However, actions often speak louder than words, and the faithful
have been led to believe that the Church requires buildings to be functional
abstractions, because that is what we have been building. Nothing could
be farther from the intentions of the Council fathers who clearly intended
the historic excellence of Catholic architecture to continue. It is most
important to keep in mind that "there must be no innovations unless
the good of the Church genuinely and certainly requires them, and care
must be taken that any new forms adopted should in some way grow organically
from forms already existing." (Sacrosanctum Concilium)."
Ten
Myths of Contemporary Church Architecture
Ken Collins Architecture and Furnishings
Michael S. Rose "The Renovation Manipulation"
Dellachiesa.com Traditional Church Architecture, Restoration and Preservation Web
Church Architecture and Renovation
