A cathedral is the church where a bishop has his chair, the cathedra, and it is the main church of his diocese. A basilica is a church the pope has honored with that title. Every building set apart for Christian worship is a church, and a chapel is a smaller place of worship that serves a particular group. So a cathedral takes its name from a chair. A teacher’s seat has long stood for authority, and Jesus spoke of the…

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