Catholicism is For Losers!

At least, it is at St. Mary Catholic Church in Marysville, WA.

Actually, it's not nearly so bad when you consider what the altar looks like normally:

Here's their Adoration Chapel:

How about the Christmas "Pillars of Light"?

Is this OK,  Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University?

The U.S. bishops' conference has recently published an official document, "Built of Living Stones," which gives concrete guidelines for many aspects of church construction and design.
The document may be obtained from the conference itself or from Catholic bookstores.

 No. 305 reminds us that: "Moderation should be observed in the decoration of the altar."