From a marketing perspective, its doesn’t seem like a good fit for the “Catholic” brand. In my mind the Crystal Cathedral is too much associated with Schuller - I would find it distracting.
My personal opinion is that all seats require kneelers. If you look at pictures of the space, keeping the stadium seating and adding kneelers might take some ingenuity.
Now, it’s not much different from an ordinary church with pews at the same level, but I sit up front for a reason and keep my eyes on a prayer book while everyone else is receiving. I’m sure many men would prefer not to be placed into such a situation of having to fight temptation not to look, not to mention how women would feel.
Or maybe have seperate mens and ladies sides? 
That would be cool.
I completly disagree. No house is too lavish for God. I would worship there any day.
Can you point me to just 1 cathedral in Europe at least 200 years old where this is NOT true?
The same occurs in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. It’s a lot better to have the tabernacle in a side area when there is going to be a lot of foot traffic. There is a difference between a parish and a cathedral, especially a cathedral that is a tourist attraction.
Tourists certainly would be distracting. A lot of Churches, such as those in Rome, have signs asking for silence. But that rarely stops people from talking. One can’t blame the tourists (pilgrims are a different matter), because they do not necessarily understand what’s going on.
That sounds like the same thing Judas said when the woman anointed Jesus. Judas was upset that the money wasn’t given to the poor.
It might be difficult to rename the church, especially if there are lease-back provisions included in the offer to purchase the building.
I take it you haven’t been to the Vatican??
In all sincerity what does that mean? Is it even a good thing? Should it be a goal? I suspect not. In order to licitly celebrate the Mass you need an altar and ambo of some kind, a crucifix, some sort of credence and some candles. That’s it. For all pactical purpose you would also need a tabernacle and a baptismal font. Nothing more. You could keep adding stuff but it wouldn’t be needed – or possibly even wanted.
“Marketing?” I think the fact that the Crystal Cathedral failed as a Protestant effort and became Catholic would be a HUGE selling point. The Christmas Plays have long since ceased. I doubt the Diocese has the expertise to re-start them and make them a great success once more.
Why are you so perpetually negative?
The groups would be silent or they would cease altogether before I moved the tabernacle if it was my call.
That’s certainly part of it.
