Describing Pope Benedict’s decision to name him a cardinal as “a sign
of love of the Pope for sacred music,” Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci
discussed the crisis in Church music in a recent interview.
The cardinal, who served as director of the Sistine Chapel Choir from
1956 until his ouster in 1997, paid tribute to the love for sacred music
shown by Ven. Pius XII and Blessed John XXIII.
“Benedict XVI loves
Gregorian chant and polyphony very much and wants to recover the use of
Latin,” he added.
“He understands that without Latin the repertory of
the past is destined to be filed away.”
“It is necessary to return to a liturgy that makes room for music, with a
taste for the beautiful, and also to return to true sacred art,” the
cardinal said.
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