Got curious about the current state of the parish outside Toronto where I used to live and work, from the late seventies to mid-eighties. Found a site by a guy who decided to make a pilgrimage to each of the Catholic churches in that town. The old church was there, renovated since I left. I never liked the building much. It had a fifties-modern feel to it, a long A-frame with cheap abstract pastel windows. Not much soul. The latest edition turned all the colored windows to clear glass and gave them a slightly Frank Lloyd Wright feel. Not awful. But the sanctuary looks like a cluttered, ecclesiastical junk sale.
As do the sanctuaries of most of the churches this guy lists. Awful clutter and cheap art, plants and stupid banners and hangings. Catholic bad taste, long famous, continues unabated.
As do the sanctuaries of most of the churches this guy lists. Awful clutter and cheap art, plants and stupid banners and hangings. Catholic bad taste, long famous, continues unabated.
The current disaster
Another area parish that looks somewhat how my old church used to look.
Another area parish that looks somewhat how my old church used to look.
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