"You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition."

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"You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition."

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"Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant."

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"There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again."

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"The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days."

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"Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean."

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"And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem."

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