In fact, I have been to the Vatican and my wife and I were stunned at the poor quality of choral music presented at an afternoon service there. It's well recognized in the choral world that choral music is one of the gems of the English Church. I've sat in the choral stalls at Westminster and thus can give a first-hand evaluation.
A magnificent array of great Anglican pieces of church music played superbly and sung by some great choirs. Nothing more becoming than great church Organs and Organists playing fantastic pieces of our music.
A very Christian comment! The Anglican Church of today seeks to reach out and pray with all believers. Thank God we are no longer defined by 16th century theological binaries!
A great opportunity to for the pope to hear the one of the finest church music works, performed by this notable Church Or England Choir, in Westminster Abbey. An example to take back to Rome!!
A little High Churchness would be nice to see and smell more of. It’s a Spiritual air freshener. This was the musty ancient smell MEGHAN wanted to get rid of in Saint George’s Chapel. Lol.
I have always been intrigued by the squabbles associated between religious entities. Each group claims 'our' Christ even when they are referring to the same entity. It is amazing and in fact quite silly. Christ faced the same things when He was walking on earth, and he constantly reminded the Pharisees and Sadducees of the folly of introducing man-made divisions in things controlled by God. Let us listen to good music, please.
Nicely sung, IMO - but oh so very, very nearly did one or two make the big Stanford in A Mag mistake! You can just hear it about to happen - I'm so glad they didn't, it would have been a disaster... Congrats to whoever was playing the organ. It's a tricky accompaniment in places. (Though less so for anyone playing at the incredibly high standard of a cathedral organist, I suppose!)
I have read the offending comment for which Bellamy's response is neither illuminating nor helpful. It is only rude and inappropriate (for any venue), and should be expunged. American singer
Why not incensing the blessed mother whilst singing the magnificat? If the anglican church approves incensing of humans, the archbishop and so on, why not incensing the virgin Mary? Wonders from a young catholic.
ds1868 Henry VII Lady Chapel is the formal name, dedicated to our lady, and paid by Henry VII. Almost every cathedral in England, the largest chapel is called lady chapel! If you have been to the lady chapel of the abbey, the altar reredos is a painting of Our Lady and her child.
Why, O why the Church of England permitted the abominable one in our church is beyond me. The whole idea is that we break away from Rome and their popery! Let the Church of England worship Jesus Christ and let us welcome him into our hearts and not the Pope and his false preaching into God's hallowed cathedrals!
You really can't believe the church in Rome does not have a choir to match the choir at the Abby. My guess is you never been to Rome or been to a Catholic Cathedral to hear one of their choirs. George, I'm think you just may be a bigot.
Ray, I see that I am not a lone voice here. But you are. As an example, do you feel the singing at the funeral of Pope John Paul II was up to scratch? I have no particular loyalties either way Ray Conti, but I can see from your several posts that Apologetics is stock in trade for yourself! What a spectacle for the quitter pope!
