A Modest Proposal for a Grand Ecumenical Gesture

Randall Smith suggests that using sacred buildings for secular purposes, such as bars or discotheques in British cathedrals, reflects a deeper moral disorder. Writing for The Catholic Thing, Smith compares this modern situation to the disorder in Homer's Odyssey, where the roles of lords and swineherds became reversed. He argues that while people may enjoy using these spaces for entertainment, the misuse of structures built by artisans for worship serves as a sign of corruption.