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'Environment & Art in Catholic Worship': A Critique By Michael S. Rose |
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The theology behind the 1978 document that changed the face of Catholic liturgical architecture - for the worse
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In July of 1998 Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter regarding the authority and limitations of national bishops conferences. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, president of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, explained that, according to the Pope’s letter, Apostolos Suos, a statement issued by an episcopal conference cannot be considered authoritative unless the bishops adopt it unanimously in plenary session or receive prior approval from the Vatican. Ratzinger emphasized that "truth is not decide by a majority vote."
Other Vatican officials have emphasized that a document issued by a committee of bishops would have "informational" value, but must be regarded as "provisional" statements. Such documents, says the Pope, should not be published in the name of the bishops’...
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