The decision to deconstruct Christ Church Cathedral is supported by Canterbury church leaders.
An open letter of support from 70 churches and Christian organisations was presented to the Anglican Bishop of Christchurch, Victoria Matthews, at St Peter’s Church in Upper Riccarton yesterday. The letter affirmed that the Anglican Church had the right to decide the fate of its cathedral.
“God’s real Church is the people, and people matter more to God than any building,” the letter reads. “We pray for the bishop and other leaders as they face the challenges this brings.”
Well, as beautiful a building as it is, I don’t see they really had any choice. From what I heard, it had become massively unstable, and you simply can’t use building that could collapse at any moment and kill people.
I think this was a natural part of what we call the “grieving process.” However, I certainly share the concern many have expressed about what the contemporary spirit will put up in the place of the old building. Lord knows how ghastly most modern church structures turn out to be.
[blockquote]people matter more to God than any building[/blockquote]
Apparently it’s the opposite for some organizations calling themselves “church.”