Shifting the Candlesticks --
I've been patiently waiting for Pope Benedict to do at St Peter's something that he had written about in his books: setting up the altar in the traditional Roman fashion with six tall candles along the breadth of the altar and a central altar cross facing the celebrant. Now that the much-awaited new papal MC is in place, the traditional altar set-up has reappeared, as the NLM blog reports. Notice in the photos that the MC is also wearing a more traditional lace surplice, and the Pope is wearing an alb of fine lace. But it's the altar set-up that is, far and away, the best change.
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