- Hans Urs von Balthasar
The Glory of the Lord
I believe that B16 is also a fan of von Balthasar. I like the above quote because I have always felt that it explains a lot about the general ugliness of the post VatII Church (which is, in general, often lacking in truth and, as we have seen with the homosexual scandals, has sometimes even abandoned goodness). In some mysterious way, the true, the beautiful and the good are inseparably linked.
Ummmnhhh...
I've always maintained that the 'truth/beauty/goodness' triangle is inextricably linked to the self-definition Christ offered: 'I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life,' making Life and Way (Hebrew meant 'Commandments' as well) equivalent to Beauty and Goodness.
It's that old 'perfections' stuff, and R. does a better job of this than anyone I've read, particularly when he brings it down to discussion on the real nature of music in the Liturgy.
He's awesome, and as mentioned above, the intellectualoid lefty-wonks cannot defeat his argumentation.
Heh, heh, heh....