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| Thread ID: 123620 | 2012-03-07 06:56:00 | Christchurch Cathedral. | mzee (3324) | PC World Chat |
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| 1263583 | 2012-03-07 20:13:00 | What's the current status on the Catholic Cathedral. It seems to have been forgotten with all the fuss from what seems a vocal minority over the Anglican one..?? Like who cares Christchurch is a Church of England City. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1263584 | 2012-03-07 20:18:00 | Like who cares Christchurch is a Church of England City. Not a question of who cares, let those that say they do care, pay for it, then I have no objection, these cads like us to pay for their buildings. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1263585 | 2012-03-07 20:36:00 | What's the current status on the Catholic Cathedral. It seems to have been forgotten with all the fuss from what seems a vocal minority over the Anglican one..??Its stuffed as well, had a crane hovering over it for the last year and removed the centre dome piece by piece and much of the stone walls. No official word as yet to if its rebuildable or not. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1263586 | 2012-03-07 20:41:00 | As many have pointed out, it is an emotive issue. My heart says yes, rebuild. My common sense side says no, at least not at this stage, when a lot of the residents are still struggling to come to terms with the loss of their homes and damage to their city, let alone their health and fear. It's so easy for those of us who live outside the area, even though a lot, like me, who know it so well, to be making judgements. I hope whatever is built in it's place will include a stained glass window picturing the old cathedral but with another showing strength and courage to accept what has happened and their ability to go forward. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
| 1263587 | 2012-03-07 21:16:00 | Its historical, but unsafe, by all means build a church there but make sure its safe. Personally i'd like to see a church like La Sagrada in Barcelona, something thats interesting and unique to the people of the region, not a boring gothic monstrosity like 90% of other countries have, cathedrals are a bit like Mc Donalds all built to a similar design, and they don't have to be. Just look at the slide showbelow http://www.sagradafamilia.cat/ It incorporates Light and modern design (well modern a century ago) as well as classic columns etc, i am not saying build like this, but something different, modern without being a convention centre. |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 1263588 | 2012-03-07 21:21:00 | Thats hardly a fair comparison, The All Black jersey is sacred... :lol: I stand corrected NO it's a piece of cloth covered in grass stains and old sweat :eek: Sacrilege! |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1263589 | 2012-03-07 21:30:00 | And this will be the 5th time it has had to be repaired due to earthquakes since it was first constructed (apparently) Hueybot has the right answer "its a no brainer" |
Gobe1 (6290) | ||
| 1263590 | 2012-03-07 21:31:00 | The church has plenty of money... let them pay for it | PeterQ (16315) | ||
| 1263591 | 2012-03-07 22:27:00 | For me, the Christchurch CBD rebuild is a triumph of emotion over practicality (and the cathedral rebuild is part of this). Bulldoze the lot (all Red Zone areas), plant grass and trees (bring back PEP Schemes!) and move the CBD somewhere where there is less likelihood of the taxpayer (and their insurance companies) being forced to put their collective hand in their collective pocket the next time Mother Nature decides to make some underground changes which destroys lives and livelihoods. (Disclaimer: I would say exactly the same thing about Wellington or Auckland, had these population centres met a similar fate - and who knows, they may yet...) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1263592 | 2012-03-07 23:44:00 | Any bright ideas on where that might be? Not anywhere in NZ, obviously ... |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
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