NOVUS ORDO WATCH reports on the Holy Spirit Chapel at Berkeley University:

The perpetrators of this infernal dungeon are Stephen De Staebler (sculptures) and Mario J. Ciampi with Richard L. Jorasch (architectural design). The work was commissioned — you guessed it — in the latter half of the 1960s, when the new religion of Vatican II began to be implemented.

More photos of this pseudo-liturgical crime scene, if you can handle them, can be found at this link. …

One thing about this is positive, however: It gives perfect external expression to the diabolical Modernist religion. This hellish “worship space” is to Catholic sanctuary what Francis is to Pope, what the Novus Ordo Sect is to Catholic Church, what Modernism is to Catholicism. The Vatican II Sect has nothing to do with the Catholic Church of our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ, whose last known Pope was Pius XII, and the more it is externally manifested, the better.

To see what a Catholic church looks like on the inside, click here.

— Comments —

Sebastian writes:

The whole Newman Hall at Berkeley reminds me of the architecture of the german democratic republic (i was born there). We had lots and lots of so called “Plattenbau” look here.

Somehow the modern leftists have no sense for beauty. I also see this among the people. I would estimate that about 50 – 60 % of the people in my age group (20 – 30) have at least one tattoo. And thats without even thinking of piercings and a bad taste in clothing.

But there is a minor upside too. I can appreciate well dressed people without tattoos much more these days. It is also alot easier to guess what kind of person someone is (especially useful if you are looking for a mate).

And here is another example of a beautiful old church in Munich. I’ve been there and it expresses how beautiful god is.

Thank you for your blog. And excuse my English, I am not a native speaker.

Col. Bunny writes:

“Chapel of Dungeon?”

Construction site?

Close combat reaction course?

Futon accelerator?

D.S. writes:

Dungeon? Oh, I don’t know…my first thought was, “Back to the Catacombs!”

Maybe it’s just preparation.

Laura writes:

Except the Catacombs did not require expensive architects.

Don Vincenzo writes:

While Sebastian’s photos of a church in Munich do, indeed, resemble a church, there is something even more magnetic that draws me to this one in Rome’s Trastevere district.

Despite all my years in Rome, I only came across Santa Maria in Orto (St. Mary of the Garden) this past May; it may be closed during the year, but since May is the month of Mary, it was open and what a surprise it offered.

While escorting my grandson to several of the lovely churches in this district, his reaction to Santa Maria del Orto brought a smile to my lips. As he entered the church and looked around (one cannot see the magnificent cupola in this photo), he simply said: “Wow!” Enough said.

I strongly doubt that would have been his expression in seeing the Church/Dungeon in Berkeley.

Dan K. writes:

I’m incriminating myself, but the sanctuary space looks like a setting of the first person shooter game Quake.

Quake’s settings were gothic horror; sort of Frankenstein and wolfman less the B movie camp.

I can’t help but suspect the architects consciously set out to imitate the gothic architecture as conceived for Quake.

B.E. writes:

The architectural style of the chapel pictured is called Brutalist. While the name might seem to come from brutal, that is merely serendipitous; it actually comes from béton brut, which is French for “raw concrete,” the signature material of the Brutalist style (and, not coincidentally, the favored material of Le Corbusier.

Harsh, imposing buildings made of raw concrete are the hallmark of Brutalist architecture. Such buildings are intentionally cold and inhuman, even totalitarian. I can think of no less appropriate style of architecture for a church.

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