Fucks Given? Nun.

[tindomielthings]

incredible_europe

Church of Santissima Annunziata, Florence, Italy

[itberice]

[leitharstjarna]

Can you imagine what cathedrals would have been like if the medievals had access to neon lighting?

[leitharstjarna]

This is the quote I had in mind when making this post.

[leitharstjarna]

Some Vietnamese churches give a glimpse of what it might’ve been like.

[leitharstjarna]

[alamuts-lair-of-madness]

Left: How the insides of the cathedral in Chartes originally looked.

Right: What more than 800 years of candle smoke turned it into.

Gothic cathedrals were usually marvels of light when first build, thanks to the great windows and stained glass art.

The dark, depressing image of Gothic architecture, that we think of today is the result of old age and centuries of grime. 

[raaviel-revelations]

wow its almost like cathedrals were a symbol of divine beauty and an oasis in a dark and spiteful world

[kafkasdiariies]

Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Germany | antoinebn

[jesusis1inmylife]

[moved-to-theundergroundwoman]

'The Madonna of the Roses' and 'The Madonna of Pietà' by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

[calypsolemon]

ppl talk shit about catholics on this website but i think we need to give some hate to baptists. these bitches really looked at catholicism with its aesthetics and its statues and prayer beads and fancy baby baptism rituals and said "hmm... too Pagan for me" and literally traded it all for metal folding chairs in a building that looks like the backrooms

[mysterium-solis]

[cockroachgirl1997]

[cockroachgirl1997]

kisses you with tongue

[faerierust]

"If the Witch knew the true meaning of sacrifice, she might have interpreted the deep magic differently: That when a willing victim who has committed no treachery is killed in a traitor’s stead, the stone table will crack, and even death itself would turn backwards."

— Aslan, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

[catsi]

pretty fucked up how christian beliefs are referred to as “stories” but indigenous beliefs are referred to as “mythology”

[wizardshark]

im gonna start calling it all “christian mythology” now and watch people literally melt in fury

[a-thesis-film-destroyed-me]

I call it Christian mythology and the amount of angry looks I get from old people in public when I say it is honestly baffling and hysterical.

[catsi]

how come everyone here saw a post clearly meant to point out how people treat indigenous peoples’ religions with disrespect and decided to make it all about pissing off Christians?

the point of this post was very obviously “treat indigenous peoples better” but you have chosen to read it as “treat Christian religious beliefs more poorly”. i wanted people to reflect on the language they use to talk about the religions of indigenous peoples but that intent was apparently lost on many people.

i want you to ask yourself why you are more willing to make the effort to treat certain people unkindly than to treat other people with respect.

[averinna]

Because under the facade of justice most vocal users on this website are bitter hoe who seek to make other as miserable than them.

[averinna]

“i want you to ask yourself why you are more willing to make the effort to treat certain people unkindly than to treat other people with respect.”

THIS IS THE WHOLE PROBLEM

[sir-skeletal]

You did it! You broke down social justice to it’s basic components.

[kim-jong-chill]

i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a goddamn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

[mattheuphonium-blog]

fabulous 

[tockthewatchdog-deactivated2020]

i mean they did also kill jesus. that was a pretty significant thing that happened. like i understand where you’re coming from here but they very much did kill jesus.

[catie-does-things]

I’ve yet to see St. Valentine’s skull on tumblr this year so here you go:

happy optional memorial of saint valentine, bishop and martyr

[cheerfullycatholic]

[angelsinart]

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591–1666) The Angel of the Annunciation 1646 Pen

[0thello]

art by boris dolgov from “weird tales” - 1942

[aqua-regia009]

Aeneas taken by the Sibyl to the Underworld (Detail), 17th century. By Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburg