AT THE VATICAN, PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES WANT TO KEEP RUPNICK’S ART, EVEN AS CLIP ART; BUT THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THE 1,500 YEAR OLD TRADITION OF HIGH ART, THE ANCIENT LATIN MASS! ARE WE DEALING WITH JOE BIDENS IN THE VATICAN???

 Canceling art:

Phylis Zagano, of the National Catholic Reporter, a somewhat heterodox feminist, nails it with this commentary on Rupnick’s art:

An accused priest, his art and the Vatican

Because it is art meant to lead people into prayer, contemplation and spirituality, people think that is should be separated from the artist. But in Rupnick’s case, this is hard to do.

But let’s speak about another type of art, much higher than mosaics, murals, canvas and paint. It’s the Traditional Latin Mass and its patrimony. Yet the Vatican, with a simple decree in 1969 and again with TC a couple of years ago, tried and is trying to suppress this ultimate and high work of art which is meant to inspire faith, hope and love within the context of prayer, contemplation and spirituality not to mention devotion and mysticism. 

The Vatican and others who support Rupnick’s art and want to keep it, even as clip art, look very ridiculous at this point while at the same time they want to destroy the work of art that is the celebration of the Ancient Latin Mass. Just my most humble opinion. 

And now famous people in the United Kingdom are asking the Vatican to preserve the work of art that the Ancient Latin Mass is. Among them is Mick Jagger’s ex-wife, Bianca Jagger. And if a Rolling Stone’s ex wife wants the Ancient Latin Mass to be preserved and celebrated, you know that it must be preserved! Case closed!!!!!!

DINNER WITH THE CARDINAL…

 I had dinner on July 1st with Joseph Cardinal Coutts of Karachi, Pakistan. The priests at St. Gregory the Great in Bluffton, SC invited me to join them at their rectory for the dinner. Pope Francis named him a Cardinal in 2017. He is currently 79 and can still participate in the next conclave to elect a new pope. Once he turns 80, though, he cannot.

ONCE AGAIN, THE SCANDAL IS, HOW IN THE NAME OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, COULD ANYONE ATTRIBUTE RENOVATIONS OF CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES IN THE MOST ICONOCLASTIC WAY, TO VATICAN II OR ANY POST VATICAN II DOCUMENTS?

 This is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at Saint James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington prior to the liturgical changes in the very post-Vatican II Church. Please note how clean, crisp and uncluttered the sanctuary is and how central the altar is, magnificent in its noble decorations:

This photo is a few years after the post-Vatican II changes. This is truly peculiar. The magnificent high altar is still present, but then slightly lower there is a free standing altar present along with yet another free standing altar below it. Three altars! What the H?

Then in the early 1990’s, the powers that be decided that Vatican II demanded a complete reordering of the cathedral, out with all of the previous altars and in with the completely new and reoriented floor plan for the cathedral. It is mind-blowing to say the least. While the shell of the cathedral is beautifully painted and decorated, the layout of the cathedral is mind-numbing. It is a hodgepodge of liturgical silliness beginning in the 1970’s and culminating in 1994 in Seattle. 

It is iconoclasm on many levels and an insult to the heritage of the Cathedral and the Church in general: It shows the liturgical confusion that still reigns in the progressive Church. Could you imagine this being done to any of the major basilicas in Rome. No major basilica in Rome has ever been completely reordered with Vatican II being made the scapegoat. Why? Because Vatican II did not envision this kind of layout for a Catholic cathedral or church. What a travesty!

CRUX IS REPORTING THAT HIRED HANDS AT SAINT PETER’S BASILICA ARE NOT TO BE INCLUSIVE OF EVERYTHING; THE BASILICA IS DEMANDING SOME EXCLUSIVITY!!! YES, YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY! EXCLUSIVITY IN WHO CAN BE HIRED AND FIRED!

NO TO TATOOS! JUST WHAT DOES THE CHURCH TEACH ABOUT TATOOS AND PIERCINGS ANYWAY?

FROM CRUX:

New rules for employees of St. Peter’s Basilica issued June 29 specify that personnel may not have visible tattoos or piercings, and theoretically could be suspended if they do.

Among other things, the new rules require basilica employees to “commit to adhering to principles of exemplary religious and moral conduct,” including not cohabitating outside of marriage. Employees must not have a criminal record, and must be both baptized and confirmed in the Catholic Church. They must also produce a letter from a parish priest testifying to their good standing. MY COMMENT: SEEMS MORE STRINGENT THAT VATICAN REQUIREMENTS FOR GODPARENTS, NO?

The rules apply to all employees of the basilica, who include artistic experts and architects in addition to the so-called Sampietrini, meaning laborers who carry out routine maintenance and operations.
In addition, personnel are also barred from “taking part in activities, or attending rallies, which are inappropriate for a Vatican employee.” Most observers have taken that provision, at least in part, to refer to events such as the Gay Pride rally which was staged in Rome on June 15.