Former Milwaukee archbishop loaned Rihanna miter for Met Gala

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Right on, this is the good news that came from all this. It’ll be nice to have these beautiful vestments on display for the public to see. What would be even better is if the public knew about the stories behind these vestments, and the significance of them. There’s a great article on First Things describing what is specifically in the gallery, with some thought provoking questions.

Notwithstanding snide remarks, there already were some sensible comments made here. One comment that was not sensible was comparing Rihanna’s fashion statement (and others) to that of the Sistine Chapel. Again, sacred vestments signify something. That’s made clear, in part, by the prayers the bishop or priest says while vesting. Disappointment at seeing our faith mocked in the way we prepare ourselves for the sacred Mysteries is warranted.

The event was called “Fashion and the Catholic Imagination”. Did we really see the “Catholic Imagination” on display at the fashion show, though? Or was it a derisive counterfeit? From the article linked to above:
The Catholic imagination only really exists where it expresses, affirms, and conforms to sacramental reality…
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Finally, someone has pointed out the Vatican event.

Now if only readers can come to the realisation this is not the Hollywood gala
 
Wow you got disgrace, sacrilege, and blasphemy in the same sentence!

You forgot scandal this time!
 
Agreed. I hate to say this but I think there is a sensualist aesthetic in the Catholic Church - has been there for centuries. It is a major source of attraction for much of the Church at all levels. It has nothing to do with the original faith - let us just leave it at that. I think this element of sensuality and decadence is gaining strength (coming more out of the closet again?) in the Church under the current loose direction, weakness, dissipation. This has been a bit of a battle in the RCC for centuries, Botticelli, Von Balthasar, that is just the tip of the iceberg, the G rated version. I don’t want to sound like a Puritan but I would be lying if I denied being very aware of this. Let’s face it, on the plus side, it is a good selling point. Depending on what you are buying. 😋
 
Great article from First Things. Thanks.
In the Met’s carnival atmosphere, their splendor seems all the more radiant.
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As I read the article, I felt somehow transported to the scene in Jerusalem, the carnival atmosphere, as our Lord struggled through the streets. The eyes of Christians see in that bruised and beaten man what is to come, the glory of God and heaven.

The truths represented by the individual artifacts inspire contemplation as much as their beauty gives homage to God.
 
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FollowChrist34 said:
hate to say this but I think there is a sensualist aesthetic in the Catholic Church
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As Catholics I don’t think we should be embarrassed by a sensualist aesthetic. Jesus is both divine and human, after all. We use earthly things (water, oil, wine, bread, fire) for our sacraments and liturgy. We look through and beyond these earthly, sensual things to the spiritual.
 
I mean it in the sexual or erotic sense not just physicality. I am quite the tree hugger myself. I am regularly accused of being too ‘pagan.’ I fully accept the centrality of the incarnation, all that. Creation is good; I am saying I think the RCC can get eroticized. Whore of Babylon. In unguarded moments. Jesus as drag queen if you want an example - at its most extreme - sin, sickness comes into the Church down that road, among others.
 
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I mean it in the sexual or erotic sense not just physicality. I am quite the tree hugger myself. I am regularly accused of being too ‘pagan.’ I fully accept the centrality of the incarnation, all that. Creation is good; I am saying I think the RCC can get eroticized. Whore of Babylon. In unguarded moments. Jesus as drag queen if you want an example - at its most extreme - sin, sickness comes into the Church down that road, among others.
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Your remarks are very strange and don’t really make sense.
 
No one here has mentioned it. So I’m not sure you may be aware. But the miter loan from the former Milwaukee archbishop is nothing compared to the fact that the Vatican itself had loaned 40 priceless items to this charade. So as @KMG has pointed out, this was blatantly sacrilegious and blasphemous, with the apparent blessing from the Holy See.
 
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No one here has mentioned it.
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On the contrary, scroll up to post 22 and click on the link to view the impressive display of artifacts loaned by the Vatican to the museum. Many people will be able to enjoy this wonderful treasure of the Church as a result of the Vatican’s loan.
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miter loan from the former Milwaukee archbishop
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As others have pointed out, there was no such loan.
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apparent blessing from the Holy See
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The Holy See is not responsible for what people wear to visit a museum, as others have already noted.
 
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Many people will be able to enjoy this wonderful treasure of the Church as a result of the Vatican’s loan.
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Yeah. Well Bishop Schneider sure didn’t think it was a good thing…nor do I. Read what he said in my previous post. He’s spot-on!
 
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Did you look at the beautiful, awe inspiring exhibit? Are you not proud to share these treasures with the world? It is a unique opportunity for evangelization.
 
No need to repeat yourself. I did read your quote. But did you view the actual exhibit as shown in the video, so you can give your own opinion, rather than second hand from someone who it’s not even certain whether he saw it or not.
 
Yes I’ve seen it. But those items had no business being on display at such a charade as the Met Gala. I’m in complete agreement with the good Bishop. Sorry.
 
You do realize the gala is only the “meet & greet” and is subordinate to the main event don’t you?

The museum will feature the exhibit until October 8. Many more people will see it than the few who attended the opening at the beginning of May. I would go if I lived closer to it.
 
Look. Tell that to the good Bishop, who I happen to agree with. Other than that…I can’t help you. If you want to go to it, than go. Enough already!!!
 
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