Title

Could the Church's Understanding of the Primacy of Gregorian Chant Ever Change?

Authors

Anthony Ruff OSB, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-2014

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Catholic Studies | Liturgy and Worship | Music | Religion

Abstract

The Roman Catholic Church officially holds that Gregorian chant should have “pride of place” in the Roman liturgy. Though this position was reaffirmed at the last ecumenical council, we can all agree that it is not a teaching of apostolic origin and is not a de fide dogmatic definition. How weighty is this official position? Could it ever change? Should it? There is good reason to think that it both could and should.

Comments

Published as part of Worship's "The Amen Corner." Reprinted with permission on the Pray Tell blog at http://www.praytellblog.com/index.php/2014/09/23/could-the-churchs-understanding-of-the-primacy-of-gregorian-chant-ever-change/.

Recommended Citation

Ruff, Anthony. "Could the Church's Understanding of the Primacy of Gregorian Chant Ever Change?" Worship 88, no. 5 (September 2014): 460-466.