Overheard in the Sacristy

Have Pope Benedict and Mons. G. Marini retired the modernist Pauline staff?

Several photos from the today’s yearly Mass for Deceased Cardinals and Bishops at the Altar of the Chair at the Basilica of Saint Peter. Of note, the Altar Cross front and center. A subtle yet powerful sign.

“Moving the altar cross to the side to give an uninterrupted view of the priest is something I regard as one of the truly absurd phenomena of recent decades. Is the cross disruptive during Mass? Is the priest more important than Our Lord?” – Joseph Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy