![]() ![]() In the past, revolutionaries have invaded churches and desecrated sacred vessels and vestments in mad orgies of hatred. There have always been those actors, artists and entertainers who have engaged in blasphemous presentations in third-rate theaters or seedy concert halls. There have always been those who have committed sacrileges against the sacred things of the Church. God is offended by this mockery, and His justice is invoked. When immoral things enter, all is sullied and made unclean. For sacred things can only function in a world where God and His Blessed Mother are revered. ![]() When the sacred is mixed with the immoral, it takes on the character of a sacrilege. And everyone applauds the mad drama as if it were no contradiction between the two worlds. ![]() The show and exhibit have taken those things that are reserved for God alone and prostituted them upon the altar of modern fashion. There is a bondage mask covered with rosary beads. Actress Anne Hathaway sports a red Cardinal's outfit exposing a bare back and indecent cleavage. Lana del Rey is presented as a sacrilegious parody of Our Lady of Sorrows with her heart pierced by seven swords, atop her bodice. A Franciscan-cloaked Madonna sings after a performance by the choristers of the Sistine Chapel’s choir. Thus, the gala featured a mini-skirted Rihanna with a jeweled bishop’s miter. The result is a nightmare of depraved and macabre contrasts. The intent is to maximize the contrast between the two while uniting the two in an unholy alliance. Instead, it mixes the sacred with the sensual, promiscuous and immoral. Moreover, this is not just a blending of sacred things with normal worldly things. It is this mix that turns everything upside down. Thus, the seal that separates the sacred is brutally violated. This scandalous exhibit seemed to do everything possible to mix the sacred with the obscene. Sadly, the Holy See lent priceless authentic liturgical vestments and historic sacred objects so that people might see the “inspiration” of these fashion travesties. The Gala introduced the exhibit which consists revealing Church-themed clothing from the major fashion designers presented like caricatures of sacred garments. The event was a who’s who in the fashion, social and liberal world. Especially perplexing to the faithful is that they did this with the undisguised approval of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and other clerics who attended the affair. The posh Gala gathering featured a fashion show in which famous women stars dressed in provocative and revealing versions of sacred vestments and symbols-including that of bishops and the pope. Even worse was the blasphemous Gala event held on May 7 to inaugurate the exhibit that will run until October 10. This consideration of the sacred is why so many Catholics are horrified by the New York Metropolitan Museum’s decision to host its “ Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” exhibit. Above all, the sacred provides the means to honor and give glory to God by setting aside time, space and context for this purpose. It directs people to their natural and final end in God, finding repose for restless hearts. The sacred lifts minds to heavenly things beyond the suffering and routine of daily life. This is what makes the sacred so attractive to people. Indeed, the very word sacred comes from the Latin verb sacrare, which means to set apart or consecrate. It contains the mystery of all things infinite and ineffable. The sacred speaks of heavenly things and leaves below earthly concerns. Something is sacred when it separates that which belongs to God alone from the rest of the world. ![]()
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