How to be annoying and religious. (Catholic tastes).Dutch cell phone users who tire of the Mission Impossible or Muppets theme songs and don't care
"Don't Care" is a 1994 (see 1994 in music) single by American death metal band Obituary. for the latest rap hits from P Diddy or Eminem now have the option to annoy people with ring tones from a selection of 15 different church songs. Determined to "offer an alternative to the innumerable GSM melodies borrowed from hits, well-known commercials, and popular films," the Catholic Church in the Netherlands has created a Web site (www.catholictunes.nl) that provides downloads of "Ave Maria Ave Maria (ä`vā märē`ä) [Lat.,=hail, Mary], prayer to the Virgin Mary universal among Roman Catholics, also called the Ave, the Hail Mary, and the Angelic Salutation. ," "Salve Regina Salve Regina (säl`vā rājē`nə) [Lat.,=hail, queen], prayer or hymn to the Virgin Mary, traditionally said, usually in the vernacular, after Low Mass and also, during part of the year, at vespers (in Latin) as an antiphon. ," "Veni Sancte Spiritus Veni Sancte Spiritus, sometimes called the "Golden Sequence," is a sequence prescribed for the Roman Catholic Mass of Pentecost. It is usually attributed to either the 13th century Pope Innocent III or to the Archbishop of Canterbury Stephen Langton, although it has been ," and "Regina Caeli" among other songs. "The new ring tones," a press release from the Dutch Secretariat of the Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. in the Netherlands explains, "also provide an opportunity for a moment of inspiration and contemplation every time the telephone rings. The church believes its initiative can also contribute to a contemporary and self-aware presentation of the Catholic identity. The Catholic Church believes the unusual ring tones will be a feast of recognition for users as well as arouse the curiosity of others. "`To view the ring tones as the means to spread the gospel would be something of an exaggeration,' a spokesman explained, `but one can safely assume these unorthodox tunes will get people talking. After all, programming one's mobile telephone with a Catholic melody serves as a kind of testimonial.'" |
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