Blessing of Sanctuary: Bug or feature?

Erekose at the community forums confirmed something of what I thought would be fixed in the 1.6 beta: the new graphic for Blessing of Sanctuary. If you haven't seen it, it's pretty crazy. Blinking light effects galore. I noticed it the first day of the 1.6 beta and was expecting Blizzard to fix it. Apparently it was not. The odd part is that today in Warsong Gulch I discovered Blessing of Freedom has the same graphic! Seems to me much more appropriate for that blessing than for Blessing of Sanctuary.