lack of a church steeple

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Why do most ,if not all, cathlic churches have no spire or steeple on thier clock towers/



Reply from leakywelly User Rating:  2550 Knowledge Tokens
spire steeple or bell tower. as a stone mason i always knew the pointy bit as either a bell tower or belfry.does the bell bit and the lack of bell tower mean catholics dont have bells in the church maybe.just a thought
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Reply from Grammie User Rating:  10 Knowledge Tokens
Steeples were oreganoly a pagan stature of the male organ to represent fertility. Over time the church adopted the structure as a status symbol. When Christ came he criticized them for their desire for status. eventually it became a belfry to call the masses and it could be seen from afar. Today that is not needed. So most churches will have a cross to represent the life and deth of Jesus as the lord and saver.
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