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Gathering round a house of God: San Fernando Cathedral is center of faith, service, culture and history in San Antonio.(DESTINATIONS)(Texas)(Cover story)
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July 20, 2007|
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When the Church of England threatened the Sony Corporation with a lawsuit in June, demanding the company withdraw its video game set in Britain's Manchester Cathedral, the incident proved a point made often by Msgr. David Garcia: Cathedrals--no matter how ancient--are relevant to our lives today.
"Cathedrals are seen as symbols of the community, representing not only that denomination but in a very real way the entire community and its history," he told NCR.
Garcia should know. For more than a decade he has served as rector of San Fernando Cathedral--the ...
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