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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also from the Cathedral website:

[quote]Medieval cathedrals weren’t just for worship; in many ways, they also functioned like a town square, complete with commerce and civic affairs. In British cathedrals, the tradition was to separate the sacred space used for worship with a wooden screen that would mark the delineation between the sacred and secular.

At the Cathedral, the rood screen has served less as a barrier and more as a marker that signifies the entry into the holiest part of the building — the Great Choir and the High Altar. Most Cathedral services are now held in the Crossing, on the congregational side of the rood screen.[/quote]

Other random facts I did not know:

Although the Cathedral is the seat of the Presiding Bishop and the Bishop of Washington, it receives no money from the church (or the government).  It is run entirely on donations and revenue from the gift shop and other events.[b] Until very recently it did not have its own congregation -- there was no way to become a member.[/b] [/quote]
That’s correct - I made that point upthread and almost positive it was a decision necessitated by the earthquake damage.

Also, I’m 99% sure that the Cathedral is not reimbursed by the government for all of the events of national significance which are held there - the prayer services following inaugurations, George Bush’s funeral, etc.[/quote]

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