As Cardinal Mauro Gambetti leaves St Peter's Basilica for Chieti-Vasto, David Hahn looks back on a tenure marked by restrictions on individual Masses, VIP events and repeated desecrations of the papal altar. He asks what our churches are really for, and what it would take to put the altar of our own hearts in order.

Chapters:
0:00 A new start for St Peter's
0:55 How Mass changed at St Peter's
3:55 Concerts, celebrities and VIP tours
5:46 Decorum and desecrations at the altar
7:06 Why this is good news
7:37 What are our churches for?
9:23 The basilica of the soul

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYRZFb7Jtz4

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