All the finery was there, ready for the new pope. But he had another plan.
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Is the Sistine Chapel Bug-Proof?
If one really wanted to establish bug-proof security, one would have to set up a so-called Faraday cage.
Read moreLiturgical Views of the Papabili: Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer
“These are times when the Church has to relearn, presenting itself in a new way, but maintaining its identity. This is what we need to do today.”
Read moreWhat Name Do You Want the New Pope To Take?
Here are some of the possible names.
Read moreLiturgical Rites of the Conclave
A press conference at the Pontifical North American College with Archbishop Piero Marini and Msgr. Kevin Irwin, focusing on the liturgical rites related to the conclave.
Read moreLiturgical Views of the Papabili: Cardinal Marc Ouellet
Ouellet has emphasized liturgical form, devoting considerable resources to preparing celebrations that are beautiful and well executed. Nothing is improvised or left to spontaneity. His concern that liturgy be beautiful and well done means that he can become quite meticulous and fussy.
Read moreLiturgical Views of the Papabili: Cardinal André Vingt-Trois
The ars celebrandi at Notre-Dame is solemn, but not sumptuous, ample without falling into the trap of ceremonial overkill. When he presides, the Cardinal avoids projecting of his personality and never adopts the manner of a talk-show host; he relates to the liturgy with sobriety and great discretion.
Read moreLiturgical Views of the Papabili: Christoph Schönborn
As an aesthetically sensitive man, Schönborn is a friend of tasteful modern vestments. But in Vienna it is part of the normal style of feast day liturgies that baroque vestments and other such things from the cathedral treasury are used. Normally one wouldn’t see the cardinal wearing liturgical clothes with Belgian lace.
Read moreLiturgical Views of the Papabili: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi
Cardinal Ravasi is definitely a strong supporter of the liturgy that emerged from the Second Vatican Council; he has no nostalgia for the pre-conciliar form of the Latin rite.
Read moreAnd now for something completely different: “illegitimate” prayers?
The question I have pondered is whether there are “illegitimate” prayers, what constitutes them, and how to avoid them.
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