Catechism of the Catholic Church: Difference between revisions

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* regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end
* regardless of the actual orientation of a church, east is the direction towards the alter, and west is the other end
** thus the "back" is the "west end"
** thus the "back" is the "west end"
* '''narthax'''
* '''narthex'''
** the immediate area by the entrance to the Nave
** might be called a "lobby" in secular terms
* '''nave'''
* '''nave'''
** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews)
** the interior area of a church where the parishioners worship (w/ the pews)