The nomination of Mgr Guido Marini, of the clergy of Genoa, as head of the Offices of liturgical celebrations of the Pope, replacing Mgr Piero Marini (who will be nominated as head of the Pontifical Commission for Eucharistic Congresses) will be announced at the beginning of the coming week (probably Monday). Guido Marini will take possession of the responsibility after 21 October, that is, after the visit of the Pope to Naples. But he will already be present on that occasion together with his predecessor.As the former Archbishop of Southwark, Most Rev Michael Bowen, once said in response to a rumour, "For all I know, it may very well be true."
Saturday, 29 September 2007
New papal MC to be announced?
Vaticanista Andrea Tornielli has the following piece on his blog: Habemus Praefectum cerimoniarum Summi Pontificis.
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Well is that good news or bad? Forgive my ignorance!
I would regard it as good news. The current papal MC was responsible for some of the wackier papal liturgies of recent times and it is generally reckoned that Pope Benedict wants to tighten things up.
Let's hope he makes the appointment after he's nominated the new crop of cardinals, rumoured to be later this month.
I fail to see how the papal MC can be blamed for 'wacky papal liturgies' - once maybe but after one wacky liturgy surely the pope had the power to request that all plans for public liturgies be run by him. It is possible that the pope liked the liturgies. The same goes for 'out there' chasuables.
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