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I prefer the flag not in the sanctuary per se (the sanctuary being the raised dias where the altar stands) because the altar, the tabernacle, the ambo are the places of honor. We all face Christ together during Mass and this orientation should not be confused with patriotism (no matter how legitimate).
As I was saying . . . I must disagree with the paragraph that says that flags don't belong in churches because "The flag is a sign of the temporal, the totally passing, the utterly perishable." The temporal world is groaning for salvation and Christ must be carried to every corner of this passing world, even the USA. ;-)
I prefer what my pastor did when he arrived. He posted the US and Vatican flags at the base of the choir loft in the rear of the nave.
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I prefer the flag not in the sanctuary per se (the sanctuary being the raised dias where the altar stands) because the altar, the tabernacle, the ambo are the places of honor. We all face Christ together during Mass and this orientation should not be confused with patriotism (no matter how legitimate).
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As I was saying . . . I must disagree with the paragraph that says that flags don't belong in churches because "The flag is a sign of the temporal, the totally passing, the utterly perishable." The temporal world is groaning for salvation and Christ must be carried to every corner of this passing world, even the USA. ;-)
I prefer what my pastor did when he arrived. He posted the US and Vatican flags at the base of the choir loft in the rear of the nave.
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