Monday, 25 April 2011

Barock and Roll - #1319

Tagged along with Mrs jb yesterday to the Augustinerkirche (St Augustine's) in the - yes - Augustinerstrasse.

Riotously decorated with angels, cherubims and seraphims perched on ledges all around the place.

Though we were in for a cracking sermon, too.

Started off well.

"180,000 people left the church last year. We as a church have to address the problem seriously and take a good look at ourselves"

Wow!

I thought he was going to rip into paedophile and otherwise abusive clergy and the church's decade-long practice of sweeping the stench under the rug, but he drifted off into areas in a meanderment that NEITHER of us completely followed.

But the MAIN problem appears to be that parents don't buy Easter eggs and hide them for the kiddies.

So that's OK, then......

5 comments:

Kate said...

Very ornate and very beautiful. I bet that the rituals of Christmas and Easter are spectacular. Is it like central casting or more traditional humble fare?

Anonymous said...

Great title and beautiful shot! I laughed when I read that the apparent reason for people leaving the church had to do with kids not having enough Easter egg hunts. -Rachel

Winchester Daily Photos said...

Beautiful decoration - strange sermon!

Virginia said...

Don't look under "the rug".
V

Leif Hagen said...

What a marvelous sanctuary in a heavenly church! The architectural decorations are scrumptious!

I disagree with Virginia - I always vaccum under the front hall rug!

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