Cathedral changes will alienate people

I SUPPORT those protesting against the proposed alterations to the interior of St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh.

If those who wish to carry out these changes visit a similar building, the great Puginian chapel of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, they will find, in a seminary context, an undisturbed sanctuary well adapted to Vatican II liturgical requirements.

Likewise a visitor to JH Newman’s renowned Byzantine revival church in St Stephen’s Green, Dublin, will find another well adapted sanctuary. There are other examples around the country, notably the wonderful arts and crafts sanctuary at Loughrea Cathedral, Co Galway.