1.   Other more casual visitors could wander in out of curiosity where churches remained open.

2.   Secondly the universal church remains the visible presence of our Lord in action.

3.   Few such churches remain in anything like their former state.

4.   And as visits to most black churches reveal every Sunday, the black church remains a female space dominated by men.

5.   And, she would be under the spiritual direction of Stanton even though the church would remain part of the Fort Worth diocese in terms of finances and organization.

6.   Both churches remain officially separate, but the priests hope to break down all unofficial barriers.

7.   A challenge for some ambitious artist, perhaps, but not for Father Andrei, whose own church remains largely an untouched canvas.

8.   After a half-dozen years, the church remains a target of skepticism and anger from critics who say the tragic story is not over.

9.   But the church remains open, and the gilded altars are magnificent.

10.   Churches remained closed for the second day in protest.