Modern Roman Catholic Music: Still sucks

Finally over my post election tristesse, I have decided to return to writing in my weblog. As usual, it is a case of reading the papers and reporting the facts.

It seems that Jeffrey Tucker, in a recent entry in that estimable web journal, The New Liturgical Movement, reports that while Musica Sacra has all sorts of free musical settings of ICEL texts, it is not permitted to publish them until for-profit publishers have geared up to shill their swill, er, publish their own Haagen-Haas settings.

Ah, now I see.

I had actually thought for a time that my essays Why (Modern) Roman Catholic Music Sucks so Much and (Modern) Roman Catholic Music: Now Sucks Two-Thirds Less as well as those of the NLM and the Recovering Choir Director had actually had some effect in getting ICEL to modify its onerous and stupid policies concerning royalties.

I am relieved, in an odd way, to see that they are continuing their bureaucratic norm. In as many words, they are saying: "Why, of course, we will allow you to publish freeware liturgical music, but we will have to set the date when everyone will do it. And we will postpone that date, for as much as ten or so years, if necessary.

Of course, one should only expect this from a group that seems to worship, not the God, but the Dog in the manger.

Merry Christmas, all.

How I feel just now

"Why yes, Bobby: any boy or girl can grow up to be slimed and slandered by elite media whores while they are running for President or Vice-President. But then, we have the best political system that money can buy."