We finally were able to go inside of the Roman Catholic Church, which stands at the far end of the walking area, downtown Pápa. While out walking around, like we love to do, we noticed the front double-doors of the church were open. This was the first time that we had seen them open. We crossed the street and slowly walked up the steps, we wanted to be sure that we were not about to interupt a service or ceremony. Seeing that the church was empty, we entered.

The outside of the church is very large so we were expecting it be big inside. Though very tall, the church was not as wide as we were anticipating. Like other churches that we have seen, the ceilings were hand painted, depicting beautiful scenes of angles. There were also large paintings hanging on the walls. On each side, just beyond the entrance, were two confessional booths made of dark wood with crimson curtains.

The church had an intimate feel, in that wherever one were to sit in the pews, would be close to the priest. Unlike what we would expect in a Roman Catholic Church, there were not many statues or much grandeur. We didn’t feel comfortable to walk around the church because did not know why the front doors had been open. Perhaps it was not to appropriate time to walk through, we just were not sure. A young man appeared speaking Hungarian, after telling him we didn’t speak Hungarian, he went back through the door he came out of. We were not sure what he had said, so thought that was a good note to leave on! LOL

Now, we are still eager to sneak-a-peak in the other church, which is Protestant and is said to have The Black Christ on display.