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The Church Building and the Paschal Mystery By Fr. Timothy V. Vavarek |
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In his assessment of the NCCB document 'Built of Living Stones,' Fr. Vavarek explains why this document fails to provide a fully adequate expression of the Church's architectural tradition.
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In November 2000 the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) approved a new statement on art and architecture entitled 'Built of Living Stones' (BLS). The document is intended to build on and replace 'Environment and Art in Catholic Worship' (EACW, the 1978 statement of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy) in order to address the needs of the next generation of church building and renovation.
In part, the NCCB is attempting to resolve the extraordinary controversy which has surrounded EACW for twenty years. This conflict arose because EACW presented principles and suggestions that had never been advocated by the Church and whose authenticity were questionable. To make matters worse, there was a systematic effort by some liturgical and design experts to foster the impression that the...
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