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Usage of "Pope as Bishop of Rome"

The Lateran Basilica is the cathedral of the Pope. He has no other cathedral. To say that the Lateran is his cathedral "as Bishop of Rome" is misleading, as it implies that he has another cathedral or principal church for the exercise of some other distinction. It is also redundant, as "Pope" is simply a nickname for "Bishop of Rome", which is his formal title and from which all his other titles are derived. Pmadrid 17:52, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Minor basilicas

There is no mention of the Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest basilica in the Western Hemisphere and the 7th or 8th largest Catholic church in the world. [1]

Triforiums?

Just a note to editors interested in this subject, the articles triforium and matroneum could do with some expert and non-expert work. This article has improved drastically since I saw it sometiem last year; congratulations! HLHJ (talk) 03:39, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

@HLHJ: I too have noticed inadequacies in this area and may get round to sorting it out in future. For this article, it's I who has made the massive changes since earlier this year, so thanks for your appreciation. GPinkerton (talk) 11:15, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Editorialising

My recent edits have been accused of editorialising. Take 1 example where I removed a pic of a bust that was not a basilica. Why would such a pic be in the article at all? Laurel Lodged (talk) 15:54, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

@Laurel Lodged: Because the picture illustrates the Christianization of the basilica. The statue stood in the basilica of Ephesus, and at some when this basilica was taken over by Christians in Late Antiquity, the statue was Christianized. It says so in the caption and in the citation. Since one of the most important functions of basilicas for the first one and half thousand years was the display of imperial statuary, I'd say at least one image of a statue known to have stood in a basilica that is discussed in the text is vital. Why would you think otehrwise? GPinkerton (talk) 22:19, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

"Christainization"? The source does not say that. It says that it may have been an attempt to exorcise it. And of all the busts in all the basilicas ever built, why this particular bust? Laurel Lodged (talk) 10:38, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

@Laurel Lodged: It's not a bust, it's a statue. And because this one has a definite provenance and identity, and again, because this one is mentioned in the text, as well as in a substantial body of literature. See for example:

• Foss, Clive (1979). Ephesus After Antiquity: A Late Antique, Byzantine and Turkish City. Cambridge University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-521-22086-6.
• Mathisen, Ralph W.; Sivan, Hagith, eds. (1996). Shifting Frontiers in Late Antiquity. Variorum. pp. 287–290. ISBN 978-0-86078-588-0.
• Eliav, Yaron Z.; Friedland, Elise A.; Herbert, Sharon, eds. (2008). The Sculptural Environment of the Roman Near East: Reflections on Culture, Ideology, and Power. Leuven & Dudley, MA: Peeters. p. 152. ISBN 978-90-429-2004-0.
• Jacobs, Ine (2010). "Production to Destruction? Pagan and Mythological Statuary in Asia Minor". American Journal of Archaeology. 114 (2): 267–303. ISSN 0002-9114.

It's less exorcism and more baptism. And yes, the carving of the cross was done at the time of the basilica's Christianization. What exactly is your objection to its inclusion? GPinkerton (talk) 23:36, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

"Archibasilica" listed at Redirects for discussion

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Archibasilica. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2020 December 22#Archibasilica until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hildeoc (talk) 00:18, 22 December 2020 (UTC)