There will be girls in the choir at the Pope’s favourite church

There will be girls in the choir at the Pope’s favourite church

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norman lebrecht

June 16, 2021

Pope Benedict XVI spent much of his pre-Papal career in Regensburg, where his brother  George was conductor of the renowned Regensburger Domspatzen. That all-boys’ choir was found to have been a hub of sexual and physical abuse of more than 500 children .

The Regensburger Domspatzen has now decided to admit girl scholars from the start of the school year 2022/23.

Father Georg Ratzinger died last summer.

Sic transeunt harmoniae mundi.

 

Comments

  • Andreas B. says:

    correction:

    The Regensburger Domspatzen will remain an all-boys’ choir.

    However, the choir’s schools -private ‘Grundschule’ and ‘Gymnasium’ – will be open to girls.

    Also, there are plans for a new cathedral girls’ choir, in addition to the Domspatzen.

  • fflambeau says:

    You do realize there are 2 popes now.

  • msc says:

    “Harmonia” (singular), or “transeunt” (plural).

  • John Borstlap says:

    I hear that the current pope has specially requested feminine presence at the choir in connection with a possible future visit of Regensburg, to lighten-up his environment, coming from a one-sided gendered Vatican.

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