Hat-tip to Jeff who posted this on The New Liturgical Movement blog:
Soundcheck: Is Gregorian Chant alive and well? The pope says he's dissatisfied with modern sacred music in the Catholic Church, and is looking to force a return to traditional sacred music such as Gregorian Chant. Today, we find out if the days of folk-inspired worship songs are numbered: - Web page with writeup, podcast and comment board - MP3 download
"Force" is not quite the right term used by the copywriter, methinks; "guide" or "steer" may be more appropriate. He's been guiding/steering in this direction for longer than some of us have been alive.
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