Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
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The big pope interview
“What is worrying, though, is the risk of the ideologization of the Vetus Ordo [old Mass], its exploitation.” – Pope Francis
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Startling Interview with Pope Francis
“We have to find a new balance,” the pope continued, “otherwise even the moral edifice of the church is likely to fall like a house of cards, losing the freshness and fragrance of the Gospel.”
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Authenticity in Church Architecture
“Modernizing the Catholic Church usually doesn’t refer to architecture. But it should.”
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2013 RETRSPECTIVE: Toward the transformation of traditionalism
A report from the Sacra Liturgia conference suggests that we are entering an age of liturgical pluralism and peace, and that traditionalism has been transformed. What would transformed traditionalism look like?
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Two popes, two Marinis
“In other words, the current pope shouldn’t do what he thinks best because the former pope is still alive and wouldn’t approve. That’s an odd position for a supporter of a powerful papacy to take.”
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Lutheran St. Thomas Choir from Leipzig to sing at Mass with Pope Saturday
The famous Lutheran choir has sung in the Vatican before, but not at a liturgy.
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Pope Francis: “I am not a Renaissance prince…”
Whether it leads to any real changes in governance remains to be seen. Time will tell. No predictions from me. Just hopes and prayers.
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Pray Tell visits with Timothy Radcliffe, OP
“Pope Benedict’s emphasis on beauty in liturgy was wonderful and to be welcomed. It is true that the return of some forms of vestment, the red shoes, and some curious hats did put people off! They certainly did not turn me on!”