Manifestor_of_Light
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Sat Dec-25-10 12:31 AM
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The right wing fundies at the NBC station |
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here in East Texas run some stupid xmas pageant.
I am not Catholic but I like the watch the midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica so I can appreciate all the fabulous artwork by Bernini. He also designed the altar.
Damn fundies! The Catholics commissioned all the good religious music and art (Bernini, Michelangelo, Mozart) etc.
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Sat Dec-25-10 12:56 AM
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1. we have watched that for years -just for the beauty of |
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the Cathedral and the pageantry. We used to wrap presents while watching it before we had cable. Reminded me of less fancy midnight masses I attended as a kid.
You can probably watch it online somewhere, eh?
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Sat Dec-25-10 01:32 AM
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Hi, I was lucky enough to visit St. Peter's and the Vatican when I was much younger. The scale of St. Peter's is absolutely amazing, hard to grasp it on tv, those pillars are huge. Almost overwhelming to see in person. Such a magnificent building. Not sure what the tours are like these days with all the fear of terror, but when I went it was pretty awesome. I too try to watch some it every Christmas Eve.
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Sun Dec-26-10 12:05 PM
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3. They ran it later than I expected, so I did get to see it. |
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My dad was in the Army Air Corps (the Air Force) in WWII. He told me how amazing St Peter's is.
He went to St. Peter's with a navigator buddy who had a box camera on his arm with a coat draped over it. They took pictures.
Went back the second day, got the bum's rush from the Swiss Guards. They got kicked out for taking pictures.
So I told Dad, "You're the only person I know who can't say 'I've been thrown out of classier places than this!'"
Crazy man.
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