[Desdemona]

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This is a can of worms, to an extent, but it puts some of our current struggles in an interesting light - there is nothing new when it comes to destructive forces and Sacred music.

[Desdemona]

Still, since modern music has risen mainly to serve profane uses, greater care must be taken with regard to it, in order that the musical compositions of modern style which are admitted in the Church may contain nothing profane, be free from reminiscences of motifs adopted in the theaters, and be not fashioned even in their external forms after the manner of profane pieces.

Is it just me or would this eliminate about 99% of the modern stuff currently foisted on us? (If this document was used as a guide)