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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Card. Heenan on Ronald Knox: “Perhaps the Church’s greatest figure of the 20th century.”

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OHN CARDINAL HEENAN served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster from 1963 until his death in 1974. Writing in 1974, he called Monsignor Ronald Knox “perhaps the Church’s greatest figure of the 20th century.” He also added: “Although renowned as a preacher and scholar, his greatness lay in his holiness of life.” You can read the full quotation:

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—Words written in 1974 by the Roman Cathlic Archbishop of Westminster.

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