Monday, April 21, 2014

La Times Correspondent Cites EF: Is Carnival Time Really Over?

Edit: in addition to citing wdtprs, Latimes correspondent,  Michael McGough, wrote an article dated on the 16th of April. 

We'd also draw attention to the continued influence of Archbishop George Gänswein , who recently was cited in the German papers, downplaying the predictions of dissident groups' eventual triumph over the papacy and suggesting that many who rejoice now will sorrow later on.  

But is "Carnival time" really over as he suggests?

For all its fascination with Pope Francis, the secular media haven’t paid much attention to a papal appointment that has stirred up the Catholic blogosphere. The no-frills pope has “confirmed” (reappointed) Msgr. Guido Marini as Master of Pontifical Liturgical Ceremonies. Marini is the bespectacled priest who attends the pope at Masses and other rites.
Why is this news? Marini was Pope Benedict XVI’s collaborator in reviving elaborate “Roman” vestments (as distinguished from the simpler “Gothic” style favored after Vatican II) and other Renaissance trappings. Coincidentally, he replaced another cleric named Marini — Piero Marini — who was blamed by Catholic traditionalists for the insufficient pomp and excessive innovations of Pope John Paul II’s liturgies. 
As I explained in a column several years ago: “The pope’s aides say that his choice of vestments is designed to demonstrate continuity with the church’s past. Liberals are more inclined to see it as a slap at the spirit of Vatican II.”
He continues by citing Eponymous Flower here:
In an interview before Marini’s official reappointment, Francis said: “You say that my papal master of ceremonies is of a traditionalist character. And many have asked me about my choice to remove him from office and be replaced. I said no, just that I prefer him to even benefit me by his traditional formation and at the same time, so he is formed in the same way by my emancipated formation.” 
Marini may not be able to persuade Francis to dress Renaissance-style, but he may be able to dissuade him from wearing tacky ultra-modern vestments.

 Link to Latimes...


4 comments:

Damask Rose said...

"...Marini..., but he may be able to dissuade him from wearing tacky ultra-modern vestments."

...One can hope.

Anonymous said...

Msg. Marini has nothing to learn from this pope. I pity the obnoxious crudeness he must endure.

Genty said...

I was hoping that Mgr. Marini would be released from his Vatican servitude but, in spite of papal bluster, I think that in reality he is one whose loyalty and discretion can be relied upon and why he has been kept close..

LeonG said...

True Roman catholic tradition is more than dalmatics and kneeling at Communion...................Benedict XVI was in no way a traditionalist but an ardent liberal modernist in almost every sense of the term. At best he was a functional liturgical hybridist who wanted to blend liturgical forms. This is patently unacceptable to anyone who loves traditional Roman Catholic Western Latin Rite liturgical praxis.