What a great word from Pope Benedict XVI:LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy, JULY 22, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI says that choral singing is an authentic education in life and peace, and an exercise in the "hearing of the heart."
The Pope said this Friday following a concert in his honor performed by Alpine choirs at the Castle of Mirabello, near where he is vacationing until July 27.
"Training in singing, in singing in choir, is not only an exercise of the external hearing and voice; it is also an education of interior hearing, the hearing of the heart, an exercise and a education in life and peace," the Holy Father said in his improvised remarks.
"Singing together in choir and with other choirs together, demands attention to the other, attention to the composer, attention to the conductor, attention to this totality that we call music and culture. And," he added, "in this way singing in choir is a training in life, a training in peace, a walking together."
3 comments:
"Peace?" What does he know of peace when he routinely makes divisive and ignorant statements regarding the primacy of Catholic doctrine. If the chief Rabbi or Imam of some major city were to say the same thing would Choralnet publish it? Just a question. Personally I think this is not someone whose opinions are to be held in high esteem.
As President of ChoralNet, although not in charge of posting blogs, I would strongly support any figure in authority - whether they be a rabbi, Imam, president, or prime minister - who makes such a statement.
ChoralNet is about choral music, not about politics.
Authority does not equal wisdom. Choral music is most assuredly political.
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