Scottish composer James MacMillan has claimed that Church liturgists tried to stop his Mass setting from being performed for the Pope last month.
He said an "almighty row erupted behind the scenes" after he submitted the setting earlier this year and it was passed on to Church officials who disliked it.
According to Mr MacMillan, they complained that the setting was "un-singable", "not fit for purpose", and "not pastoral enough". They were unhappy that it required a competent organist.
But they were overruled after Mr MacMillan contacted Scotland's bishops, who had commissioned the setting, and all but one of them gave him their support.
