Would it have made any difference if Paul VI, instead of signing off on ragtag rites of yawnful banality, had sourced a dreamteam of contemplative monks who produced a new rite of “eloquent orthodoxy and piercing beauty”? To answer the question, we must consider how a rite is the fruit of an entire civilization at prayer over many centuries; and even if a new rite could be produced, it would fail to meet the requirements of Christian worship.
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28 сен 2024