Catholic Mass Music Debate: Should Hymns With Doctrinal Errors Be Banned?

October 22, 2025 - 10:50am — Richard Schletty

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/05zuFm9FLps

From Gregorian chant to praise and worship, EWTN News Reporter Mark Irons gives a listening ear to the Catholic Mass music debate and why one diocese banned certain hymns for a time.

A related discussion on traditional vs. contemporary, as well as what is docrtinally and musically acceptable, is here at the Musica Sacra Forum:

Market Pivot Toward Tradition in OCP's Heritage Missal
https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/22485/market-pivot-toward-tradition-in-ocps-heritage-...

For reference, here is the USCCB paper mentioned in the YouTube video:

Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church: An Aid for Evaluating Hymn Lyrics
usccb.org/resources/Catholic%20Hymnody%20at%20the%20Service%20of%20the%20Church_0.pdf
Published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, September 2020

Watch the video, read the YouTube comments, read the Musica Sacra forum discussion, and comment below.

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