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Friday, November 1, 2024

WHY WOULD THE BISHOP OF JEFFERSON CITY FORBID THE CELTIC ALLELUIA, SENDING FORTH????

 Does anyone know the official reason why this popular ditty would be banned?

4 comments:

ByzRus said...

https://www.detroitcatholic.com/news/missouri-bishop-prohibits-hymns-with-doctrinal-errors-or-credibly-accused-composers

Also on the list are 12 specific hymns that were found "doctrinally problematic" by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine: "All Are Welcome" by Marty Haugen; "Ashes" by Tom Conry; "Bread of Life" by Bernadette Farrell; "Celtic Alleluia: Sending Forth" by Christopher Walker and Fintan O'Carroll; "Covenant Hymn" by Rory Cooney and Gary Daigle; "For the Healing of the Nations" by Fred Kaan, John Wade and Randall DeBruyn; "God Has Chosen Me" by Bernadette Farrell; "Halleluya! We Sing Your Praises," an anonymous South African composition; "Led by the Spirit" by Bob Hurd; "Many and Great" by Paulist Father Ricky Manalo; "Table of Plenty" by Dan Schutte; and "Three Days" by M.D. Ridge and Casey McKinley.

rcg said...

It sounds like a musical parody of a bad Broadway tune.

Fr. David Evans said...

Good taste ?

William said...

The "alleluia" on its own ain't so bad, but the strophes that follow are tantamount to blasphemy.