Hva er det pave Benedikt ønsker når han gradvis forandrer liturgien?
Jeg leste i dag en blog jeg ikke har vært borti før, «Shouts in the Piazza», som her prøver å forklare hva paven ønsker når han gradvis forandrer liturgien i Vatikanet i konservativ retning – som vi så både under juelemessene og nå sist søndag.
First, let’s say that it always was rather stupid to use furnishings and vestments that were clearly very contemporary in the largest baroque church in the world. … Now the Pope has an MC who has stopped trying to force a square peg into a round hole.
Second, it looks as though the Pope and those who advise him have gotten tired of listening to ageing hippies tell everyone the lies that, «Vatican II did away with all that». The Council concerned itself with ecumenism, religious liberty and updating the methodology of the Church in its relationship to the world. There was no time (or desire) for the Council Fathers to ban Latin, do away with chant, discontinue the biretta, redesign the cut of chasubles, rise up against Communion rails, mandate the use of guitars, instruct on the importance of Communion-in-the-hand and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion, advocate for Communion under both species, ban lace, etc., etc., etc. …
Third, I think the Holy Father is trying to restore some dignity to the liturgical celebrations over which he presides since he knows they are seen as paradigmatic by Catholics the world over. …
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