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The Cultural Elite Stands Up for the Traditional Mass
“The traditional liturgy is a ‘cathedral’ of text and gesture, developing as those venerable buildings did over many centuries.”
“The traditional liturgy is a ‘cathedral’ of text and gesture, developing as those venerable buildings did over many centuries.”
In any institution the loyalty and obedience of subordinates is maintained by some kind of reward given by superiors.
To rebel against modernity may involve the overthrow of the modern in the interest of reviving something older.
Together, at one of England’s most historic pubs, the trio discuss the merits of monarchy, re-enchantment, the causes and consequences of the abuse crisis in the Church, declining birthrates, GK Chesterton, and animal-centric sentimentalism.
Placing one’s social role ahead of one’s personal preferences is certainly a sacrifice, but the assumption by some that such a sacrifice must make it impossible to live authentically or happily is far from being true.
Byung-Chul Han draws attention to the value of things which have been the subject of neglect and indeed vilification for three hundred years in the West: inherited loyalties, roles, and customs.
A tactical alliance between conservatives and unorthodox figures of the left makes sense.
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