3955. He did
not give up hope, but sometimes his evening prayers had a hint of sad
desperation about them, desperation with a hint of sarcastic frustration.
3956. Diogenes
had his own peculiar notions of Iconoclasm. His interest in the subject dated
from the time of his doctoral thesis. Some passages in his thesis give a notion
of how he felt about the subject. The most curious idea he proposed was the
concept that Church architecture itself exists in violation of the Second
Commandment, and churches and temples of all sorts and sizes are a violation of
pure primitive Christianity.
3957. Diogenes
would say this, “Picture to yourself Jesus preaching to the multitude. How do
you imagine he would be dressed? Where might he be standing?” The answer was
obvious; he would be outside and dressed in some ordinary way.
3958. “Now
picture Him giving a sermon in a gigantic grand cathedral dressed in Ermine
Robes studded with diamonds and rubies.” Such an image would never have seemed
appropriate to anyone.
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