The CCWatershed article about "Pay to Pray" lectionaries is especially interesting in light of the Lepanto Institute's article titled "The Hymnal Industrial Complex," which is linked in the footnote of the CCWatershed article. That was an eye-opening read. The suspect incentives and scandalous conduct within the sacred text/hymnal indust…
The CCWatershed article about "Pay to Pray" lectionaries is especially interesting in light of the Lepanto Institute's article titled "The Hymnal Industrial Complex," which is linked in the footnote of the CCWatershed article. That was an eye-opening read. The suspect incentives and scandalous conduct within the sacred text/hymnal industry is yet another depressing facet of modern Church woes.
It's all egregious enough if you're a traditionalist who believes the faithful have the right to opt out by using the traditional texts and materials. It's a whole other level of sinister and extortionate if you're a Church official who believes the faithful are morally required to use the modern texts.
The CCWatershed article about "Pay to Pray" lectionaries is especially interesting in light of the Lepanto Institute's article titled "The Hymnal Industrial Complex," which is linked in the footnote of the CCWatershed article. That was an eye-opening read. The suspect incentives and scandalous conduct within the sacred text/hymnal industry is yet another depressing facet of modern Church woes.
It's all egregious enough if you're a traditionalist who believes the faithful have the right to opt out by using the traditional texts and materials. It's a whole other level of sinister and extortionate if you're a Church official who believes the faithful are morally required to use the modern texts.