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[QUOTE="PadreQ, post: 106017, member: 10434"] Tyrrek, The cathedral, any cathedral, belongs to the diocese of which it is the center. Pilgrims, by definition, are just people passing through. When I passed through Leon last year, I don't think I had to pay to get in to the cathedral, but I do remember having to pay to get in the museum portion - and I did so gladly. I am an Anglican parish priest in the US - the Anglican church is not established here as it is in England. If my people do not contribute freely, the work of the parish, including our building, will fall to the ground. Somebody has to pay for the repairs and the maintenance. I think you have it skewed just a bit. When you get right down to it, anyone not a member of the local congregation is only a guest, at best. I am grateful for all of the generosity and hospitality extended to me all along the camino. And while I would want to be able to see the interior of churches all along the camino free of charge - if it helps preserve the great ones, I will be glad to contribute. What I did find on the Camino at every church I visited was freedom to worship there - always there was a place to pray. Sometimes great care was taken to ensure that quiet and reverence were preserved. And I appreciated that in many many churches a pilgrim's Mass was offered at a time convenient to us who were walking. And over and over again I found parish priests were on the job for our benefit. I will also observe that I frequently was asked to contribute to the upkeep in Cathedrals all over England where the Church is established. You have to pay a couple of quid to see the inside of St. Paul's in London if you are not there for a service. It takes a boatload of money to offset the effects of gravity. [/QUOTE]
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