Church of the Magdalen, Brugge/Bruges, Belgium

All Churches are desecrated after they are closed in one way or another but here is an example of the Churches that are desecrated while remaining in nominal use. What has an installation of feathers to do with Christianity? One installation has a pot of balm; a notice proudly proclaims that you can annoint yourself. As one web site informs its readers, "it is an ambitious project for the new millenium; to re-arrange the church to disassociate the building from its strictly Christian vocation.

Long live Christ the King!

St Mary Magdalen whose Feast we celebrate today, pray for us!

She will not be honoured in her Church in Bruges.