[Desdemona]

Now the nature of genuine liturgical music is "that which elevates the minds and hearts of the Faithful to God" (Pius X.) In brief, this music MUST: 1) use acknowledged 'sacred' texts (eg from the Scripture or text of the Mass;) 2) be 'holy, beautiful, and universal' (also Pius X) and 3) thus be truly art.

Properly speaking, then, this music SHOULD transport the listener (who listens actively--thus participates actively) to God, or at least FROM the world.

Thus effectively actually disqualifying almost everything "composed" since 1965.

Too bad I can't get anyone to believe me.

[ninenot]

There is, actually, some decent stuff composed in the last 30 or so years--but you have to know where to find it, and it's not Oregon Catholic Press.