REGINA Magazine 23 | Page 69

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REGINA: Is this new?

FATHER SMITH: Throughout the history of the Church, the Church has always been a patron of the Arts, or a patroness you might say.

I think that’s a quality that has been diminished in the last hundred years or so, which is a great tragedy because at times it cuts the Church off from playing a role in sweetening the culture.