The vandalism of sacred sites, including Canterbury Cathedral, highlights a culture of desecration, where the rejection of beauty and the commitment to transgression have become characteristic. This phenomenon is not merely a result of disenchantment, but rather an active destruction of the holy, which is a trait of modernism. Christians know that beauty has the potential to point to something beyond nature, and its denial, mockery, and caricature are a sign of a desecrated age.
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