Pope's latest tactic is using choral music to unite Catholics with Episcopalians
THE NEW YORK TIMES
By Randy Kennedy
ITALY---For the first time in a history stretching back more than 500 years, the Sistine Chapel Choir will sing as a single chorus with another choir. But not just any group of voices: the Westminster Abbey Choir, a much older body that, at least since the16th century, has been a symbol of the Church of England’s separation from the Roman Catholic Church. The Associated Press reported that the two choirs would join at a special papal Mass on Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica as a symbol of Christian harmony after centuries of discord, furthering Pope Benedict XVI’s goal of trying to bring Christian sects closer. [link]
By Randy Kennedy
ITALY---For the first time in a history stretching back more than 500 years, the Sistine Chapel Choir will sing as a single chorus with another choir. But not just any group of voices: the Westminster Abbey Choir, a much older body that, at least since the16th century, has been a symbol of the Church of England’s separation from the Roman Catholic Church. The Associated Press reported that the two choirs would join at a special papal Mass on Friday in St. Peter’s Basilica as a symbol of Christian harmony after centuries of discord, furthering Pope Benedict XVI’s goal of trying to bring Christian sects closer. [link]
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