Just a quick aside (I'm posting what I can while I have the energy!) It seems that the "modern" free-standing altar which was in the middle of the sanctuary at Westminster Cathedral has been given the heave-ho... permanently.A lot of people were apparently pretty happy when it failed to appear at Archbishop Vincent Nichols' installation, though it was expected to make a reappearance. However, it seems that the wooden platform on which the altar stood has been removed, and the wooden floor underneath has been restored.
Very interesting...
Twitch of the mantilla to Damian Thompson.
I recently listened to a talk by a Priest I know who successfully argued that the post-Conciliar trend towards 'versus populum' worship had no historical fact, and proceeded to explain its architectural origin - and short life! It now only has a place in old basilicas!
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