Catholic theologian Dr. Gavin Ashenden, commented: “They could write their own text and their own music, but perversity is never very creative, and in any case we now know that the great delight taken by the cultural revolution is in blaspheming and perverting beauty and holiness, so of course they would make a beeline for Handel‘s Messiah.
“The exquisite beauty of the music and the sacred resonance of the text are ideal material for blasphemy and perversion if that is your primary motivation. The careful cosmetic choice of words suggesting that the crusade for sexualised hedonism is more inclusive than the love of God for broken people is a triumph of propaganda over truth.
“Such language is used to try and deflate the voice of protest in the name of outraged Love. Those who love God and the beauty of His rescue mission, which Messiah so poignantly captures, should indeed protest, expressing pain, distress, and disgust at one more episode of degradation by a decadent culture.”
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