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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sistine Chapel: Praised because it is Catholic or because of its merits?

Party Line or Art?

So, is all of the discussion about the Sistine Chapel made because it has a message which must be defended?

Are Catholics obligated to praise it because it is in the Vatican?

Or, is it worthy of praise on its own merits?