[sinkspur]

Your disdain for 10th century people is STILL not grounded in some sort of fact, and your presumption of ignorance is astounding.

Where did I show disdain for 10th century people? They just didn't know as much as we know now, but they knew more than 9th century people did. Gosh, why are you so upset about this?

I don't believe that you can cite the suppression of bells in ANY document emanating from the Vatican post-V.II.

If they're not mentioned in the rubrics (or GIRM)--and they are not mentioned--then who would know to use them, or when to use them? Or, should they be used whenever we feel like using them?

Have a good night, ninenot, and a Happy New Year.

You're off into some very byzantine subjects on this thread, and I'm not going to argue with you about them. Use bells and Bach all you want.

[ninenot]

Ah, the old "I can't back up what I say, so I quit" argument.

Bully for you.

Bells were NOT suppressed. It was expected that they would be used in the fashion which was customary.

Bach, BTW was not Byzantine, he was Lutheran.