The Function of a Church

So my new radical idea about the function of the Catholic Church, specifically, is that it’s simply a place to bring families together and raise children in a beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful art, beautiful songs, beautiful people, and beautiful moral and ethical ideas.

You don’t have to worry about the pope, the bishop, or even who your preacher is.
The Catholic Church is simply aesthetically beautiful, and the most beautiful religious experience that you can possibly have.
Just look at ancient Rome. Look at all the beautiful artwork that’s been created due to the power of the Roman Empire — and the beautiful aesthetic and moral ideals that shaped Western civilization as we know it.

So, you don’t have to go to church.
The church is simply a place to appreciate beauty, art, and meaning in a world that lacks this.

I just spoke to somebody recently who told me that they go to church just to accompany someone that goes by themselves — even though she doesn’t believe in God.

The thing is, God isn’t in the church.
He’s not in the preacher’s words.
He’s not even in the person sitting next to you in the pew.

The truth is, God is within you —
and it’s up to you to listen.