Something about charging money to watch a concert in a Catholic Cathedral strikes me as very wrong. Asking for donations would be one thing as the group in question is registered as a charity. Maybe it's the denying entrance to those who do not pay, when there should never be a door charge to enter a place of God. Then there's the questionable concept of using the sacred place for a concert when it ought to be a place of prayer. Yet the concert has a very religious theme that could create a prayerful atmosphere ...
I don't know, maybe someone can help here. The whole thing just strikes me as improper.
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I have no problem with this particular concert. It seems to be a concert of sacred music and what better setting than a cathedral? As to charging for admission the reality is that it will cost money to put on this production and it's only fair that the artists and crew be paid.
ReplyDeleteIs there nowhere else in the cathedral that people can go and pray while this is going on?