Pontiff: Sacred Music Enriched by Past and Present; Visits Pontifical Institute Devoted to Art Form

VATICAN CITY, OCT. 15, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Sacred music is a treasure of inestimable value, greater even than that of any other art, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope said this Saturday during a visit to the newly refurbished Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, the Vatican press office said today.

At the institute, the Holy Father was welcomed by Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and chancellor of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, and the institute's president, Monsignor Valentin Miserachs Grau.

The pre-eminence of sacred music over other art forms, the Pontiff explained during his address, "is that, as sacred song united to the words, it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy."

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