Pictures: Oakland's "Cathedral of Christ the Light" open to the public

This weekend the Diocese of Oakland opened its $190-million-dollar, Cathedral of Christ the Light [Wikipedia entry] to the public. Rocco has an extensive post about it. Because pictures are worth a thousand words...

Back view (?):

Top view:Crucifix: The bishop's coat of arms, as displayed in the cathedral behind his chair (see photo of the chair):(Click on pictures for image source)

See also pictures of the exterior cross, altar-in-the-round, and whatever-this-is.

And how did the San Francisco Chronicle decided to title its article on the new Cathedral?

"New Oakland cathedral aims to unify Catholics"

Well, at least some Oakland Catholics will now be able to feel unified with Catholics in Los Angeles.