I'm hearing horrible rumours from Rome that Archbishop Piero Marini,
former master of ceremonies for John Paul II, may be made Prefect of the
Congregation for Divine Worship.Please, Pope Francis, do not let this happen.
The archbishop (not to be confused with the current Vatican MC, Mgr Guido Marini) devised some of the ugliest liturgies in Catholic history for John Paul II – and, moreover, was distinctly snide in his attitude towards Benedict XVI's much-needed reforms.
Even now, as Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith reports for the Catholic Herald, Archbishop Marini is taking veiled sideswipes at the last pope.
Benedict XVI, one need hardly be reminded, is still alive.
What could be more wounding to him than the appointment of such a divisive figure to the Church's top liturgical post?
Does Pope Francis really wish to dismantle his predecessor's legacy?
Because there would be no quicker way of doing so than this disastrous move.