Photopost: Exclusive images of Pope Benedict's altar being fabricated

William A. Cubbedge, who is busy being a good father to his growing family, forwarded me two exclusive photos of the papal altar being fabricated in Baltimore.

The photos originate from Ryan Mullen, the co-winner of Catholic University's design contest (click through link for photos of the winning design and explanation of the contest). Will's captions:

The first image shows the aluminum filigree being cut:

The second image shows wood for the papal altar being brought back to Washington DC:

What a wonderful depiction of the United States offering its "work of human hands" for the papal Mass!

These photos, like all exclusive images, have been uploaded to the AmP Flickr page.

update: coverage this morning from the Baltimore Sun.