When a Cathedral becomes a cathedral
On February 2, 2012, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, California purchased the iconic Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. Robert Schuller, who successfully built this megachurch and its magnetic structure, appears to also have superintended its demise and impending dissolution. The platform of his "Possibility Thinking" for a half century, the Protestant Crystal Cathedral ran out of financial possibilities and sold its assets to the Catholics who will make it the seat of the Bishop of Orange and, hence, a true cathedral. It's worship services which are part variety show, part feature celebrity interview will give way to the ancient liturgy of the Eucharist. Where Schuller pranced and preened across his marble stage will stand a high altar where priests will offer Mass with bread and wine and incense. No doubt a crucifix will occupy a significant visual space somewhere near the altar where the huge organ pipes now dominate. I am really curious how the diocesan archit...