One thing that we can be very optimistic about regarding Benedict is his love and familiarity with art and music. Our church is blessed with some of the most beautiful music ever created, I'm sure he is aware of this.
The wreckovators had a particular zeal focused on destroying our historic sacred music and replacing it with comtemporary or folksy schlock.
Listening to Mozart's Great Mass in C minor right now in honor of the Holy Father. Triumphant. Lofty. I love the Credo section.
*Amen, brother. Now, I know the mail is slow but its been 40 years since the Council ended and I have YET to hear Latin or Gregorian Chant in my Church despite the promises of Vatican Two.
Now, we have a new Postmaster General, so to speak,...we shall see. My expectations are stratospheric.
Well put.
The various glorious Masses composed by the great masters of Europe still resonate with me. Every composer worth his salt composed a Mass or two. Why not use some of them? What's "old" would be "new" to 99% of the folksy schlock-meisters.