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Ottawa archbishop surprised by negative reaction to robotic spider on cathedral
Posted on August 1, 2017 by Administrator1
By Deborah Gyapong
Catholic News Service
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) — The archbishop of Ottawa expressed regret that several Catholics were shocked at the sight of a giant robotic spider perched on Notre Dame Cathedral.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast said he was surprised by the negative reaction to an artistic initiative after critics called the spider’s placement “sacrilegious,” “demonic,” and “disrespectful” of a sacred space.
“My cathedral staff and I anticipated that some … might object, but thought it would be minimal, as nothing demeaning was intended in the spider being near the church,” said the archbishop in an email interview with Canadian Catholic News.
Image Here Reveals the Congregation May Have Had A Point:
https://cnstopstories.com/2017/08/0...tive-reaction-to-robotic-spider-on-cathedral/
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Peters
"My cathedral staff and I" suggests that he ran this by other people and they all nodded and smiled like it was a perfectly normal thing to be doing!
Posted on August 1, 2017 by Administrator1
By Deborah Gyapong
Catholic News Service
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNS) — The archbishop of Ottawa expressed regret that several Catholics were shocked at the sight of a giant robotic spider perched on Notre Dame Cathedral.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast said he was surprised by the negative reaction to an artistic initiative after critics called the spider’s placement “sacrilegious,” “demonic,” and “disrespectful” of a sacred space.
“My cathedral staff and I anticipated that some … might object, but thought it would be minimal, as nothing demeaning was intended in the spider being near the church,” said the archbishop in an email interview with Canadian Catholic News.
Image Here Reveals the Congregation May Have Had A Point:
https://cnstopstories.com/2017/08/0...tive-reaction-to-robotic-spider-on-cathedral/
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Peters
"My cathedral staff and I" suggests that he ran this by other people and they all nodded and smiled like it was a perfectly normal thing to be doing!