Anonymous, this is the headquarters of the Jesuits. Things have improved in the fact that we know that the Pope and the canon law is on our side. But the war within the church still rages and the liturgy is one of the major battlefilds Scott
Okay, I suppose, being charitable, it has to be a temporary 'altar island' because of the statute protecting historic Italian church interiors.... but, it's just the lack of thought or aesthetic intuition. A tiny cube altar in that vast space will be invisible; people some way back will not be able to make out anything at all; so not a particularly 'pastoral' adeguamento. Second, that altar mike cabling running up the outside, beautiful. Still, I doubt it'll survive more than a decade or so...
I wonder if the Italian govt. knows about this. This might go against the historic preservation codes. The altar and the platform with steps may be damaging the delicate floor underneath. Someone should report this. There's a reason no altars were ripped out of historic churches in Italy...
I always see these examples on the blog, I don't understand the extreme modernization, the needing to extrapolate , the result was that many, including my family, everything left after the pogrom of the removal of all remembrace Tridentine
What's up with the fad the wreckovators have now for cubical altars?
As Van Knackular observed in a comment above, this unworthy excrescence looks to be easily removed. I cannot imagine that it will still be marring the Gesu a couple decades from now, for it appears neither durable nor worthy of conserving. At least the wreckovators haven't attacked the original fittings of this church. Yet.
Altar with a crack? Is that allowed??? Airplane carpet?
ReplyDeleteRust LOL!
ReplyDeleteAmong the worst of the Vatican II Protestant altars that you've posted.
ReplyDeleteNothing has improved over the last 5 1/2 years...just more of the same. UGH!
Anonymous, this is the headquarters of the Jesuits. Things have improved in the fact that we know that the Pope and the canon law is on our side. But the war within the church still rages and the liturgy is one of the major battlefilds
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OH, Jesuit headquarters? No need to say more.
ReplyDeleteWhat a surprise!! LOL!!
Easy to remove.
ReplyDeleteterrible, very terrible
ReplyDeleteThis is sad!
ReplyDeletei think this is by far the most hideous i have seen........
ReplyDelete"Among the worst of the Vatican II Protestant altars that you've posted."
ReplyDeleteVatican II said nothing about altars. Now Protestants, on the other hand...
Protestant inspired garbage.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I suppose, being charitable, it has to be a temporary 'altar island' because of the statute protecting historic Italian church interiors.... but, it's just the lack of thought or aesthetic intuition. A tiny cube altar in that vast space will be invisible; people some way back will not be able to make out anything at all; so not a particularly 'pastoral' adeguamento. Second, that altar mike cabling running up the outside, beautiful. Still, I doubt it'll survive more than a decade or so...
ReplyDeleteGiles.
Well at least its pretty looking wood and not a table from Ikea... (trying to look at this glass half full...)
ReplyDeleteVery poor workmanship, I can see the end of the plywood on the last picture!
ReplyDeletedespite what all of you say, the holy sacrifice IS offered on that altar and JESUS becomes present.
ReplyDeleteNone of you know the difference between style and
SUBSTANCE.
Jesus had a word which perfectly describes you jerks:
PHARISEE and JS is your scribe...
I wonder if the Italian govt. knows about this.
ReplyDeleteThis might go against the historic preservation codes. The altar and the platform with steps may be damaging the delicate floor underneath. Someone should report this. There's a reason no altars were ripped out of historic churches in Italy...
I always see these examples on the blog, I don't understand the extreme modernization, the needing to extrapolate , the result was that many, including my family, everything left after the pogrom of the removal of all remembrace Tridentine
ReplyDeleteBaffling.
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with the fad the wreckovators have now for cubical altars?
As Van Knackular observed in a comment above, this unworthy
excrescence looks to be easily removed. I cannot imagine that it
will still be marring the Gesu a couple decades from now, for it
appears neither durable nor worthy of conserving. At least the
wreckovators haven't attacked the original fittings of this church. Yet.