London's St Paul's Cathedral is expected to reopen to the public on Friday, a week after church leaders closed its doors for the first time since World War Two, blaming safety risks posed by anti-capitalism protesters camped outside.H/T to Peter Carey at The Lead.
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The Dean of St Paul's, the Right Reverend Graeme Knowles, said he hoped the church would reopen with a service on Friday, subject to a final decision on Thursday.
However, he said he still wanted the protesters to pack up their campsite and that court action was still being considered.
As I said at The Lead, 'There now, that wasn't so hard, was it, lads? Once again, the £££ will flow in. Oh, and worshipers can worship.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-15472362
ReplyDeleteClickable version of what theme posted above - the Canon Chancellor of St Paul's has resigned.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lapin...I haven't been able to create clickable links for months now...Blogger doesn't know why.
ReplyDeleteFor ages I didn't even know how do do those links (even now I mess them up more often than not on the first go) but Mimi bullied me until I finally learned the general principal.
ReplyDeletetheme, if it's Blogger messing you up, then the case may be hopeless. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIs it true they now charge 14 quid to get into St Paul's? For shame!
ReplyDeleteIT, it is true. I was going to a service, so I didn't have to pay, but I did make a donation in the collection plate.
ReplyDeleteThe visual is not quite so bad as actual tollbooths set up inside York Minster. I found the sight of the booths quite shocking. One can't help but think of the cleansing of the temple.
The York money is being used in part for the current restoration of the great East window. See from their facebook page that the minster will be closed to visitors tomorrow for the consecration of the new bishop of Durham.
ReplyDeleteLapin, the window is magnificent, nevertheless, I'm not exaggerating when I say I was shocked at the sight of tollbooths. I met an elderly Anglican woman who said she would never set foot in the Minster so long as they charged to get in.
ReplyDeleteThe imagery of the section of the East window is fascinating. Not sure about the strabismic (an adjective you don't get to use too often) Jesus.
ReplyDeleteThe cross-eyed Jesus I was going to say, but I didn't. Now I did.
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