June 27, 2006
HE’S NOT CALLED ”FATHER” FOR NOTHING
Silence modern music in church, says Pope (Malcolm Moore, The Telegraph, June 26th, 2006)
The Pope has demanded an end to electric guitars and modern music in church and a return to traditional choirs.The Catholic Church has been experimenting with new ways of holding Mass to try to attract more people. The recital of Mass set to guitars has grown in popularity in Italy; in Spain it has been set to flamenco music; and in the United States the Electric Prunes produced a "psychedelic" album called Mass in F Minor.
However, the use of guitars and tambourines has irritated the Pope, who loves classical music. "It is possible to modernise holy music," the Pope said, at a concert conducted by Domenico Bartolucci the director of music at the Sistine Chapel. "But it should not happen outside the traditional path of Gregorian chants or sacred polyphonic choral music."
And, much to the fury of lapsed Catholics, he wants us all in by 11:00 pm at the latest.
Posted by Peter Burnet at June 27, 2006 6:48 PMThe 70s were a horrid decade, and there were few horrors more horrifying than the 11:30am Folk Mass at St. Brendan's. Eleven or so vocalists singing in six or seven different incompatible keys, one acoustic guitar, one tambourine, groovy peace love and drugs hippie feelgood lyrics.
I figure it was my down payment on Purgatory.
Posted by: Mike Morley at June 27, 2006 8:06 PMMy Bible says to make a joyful noise with tambourines, harps, cymbals, lutes and lyres (Ps 81:1, 95:1, 98:4, 1 Chr 15:16, 1 Sam 18:6).
Posted by: Gideon at June 27, 2006 8:14 PMDoes this mean "Vatican Rag" is off the play list?
Gideon:
Thankfully, the Divine Will is revealed through history. He listened to Dylan and has changed His mind about tambourines.
Posted by: Peter B at June 27, 2006 8:20 PMMike Morley:
Speaking of disgraceful hippie alterations, I was once on vacation with family members and had to attend an outdoor polka mass. I'm serious.
Posted by: Matt Murphy at June 27, 2006 9:09 PMAdd that to the "Hooray I'm a Protestant!" list. I like my new tunes. Now if we could combine the newer sounds with the old words (which have a unique way of declaring the glory and power of God), I'd be really happy.
Posted by: Jay at June 28, 2006 10:04 AMIt's not about the words, it's about the music.
The sounds in your head are related to how your mind works. A great deal of what passes as contemporary music is expressive of pagan barbarism. The sounds express lust, anger, hatred and all the rest without a single word.
Posted by: Lou Gots at June 28, 2006 12:59 PMAh, so my lifelong love of music (begining in the womb, according to my mother) would seem to indicate a deep-seated pagan-barbaric mindset that has been reprogrammed to my current monotheistic, Judeo-Christian worldview.
I'll remember that at my next late-night rock out worship service. Maybe you'd like to come join us? I'm the guy in the back that looks possessed (what with the jumping and the waving hands and air drums). ;-)
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