Latin Mass

[cmotherofpirl]

Amen! I can't stand Masses with the priest facing the people, it's bizzare and the symbolism is whack. I recently heard that a bishop tried to require the priests of his diocese to face the people during the Mass and the Vatican said he couldn't do that, it would seem that priests can say Mass the right way whenever they want. As far as I know the Church has never told priests to face the people, I wonder how this happened? It's confusing to me. I also wonder why people stopped using the Communion rail since it's by far the most uniform and reverent way to receive. Oh well.. It probably all goes back to the silly seventies. Hippie priests in rainbow vestments and sappy folk singers holding hands and singing "hey mister tamborine man.."

Anyway, I hope the Church in the West experiences a revival of more traditional and theologically correct sensibilities. Fr. George Rutler (EWTN) has described current trends as "the worst self-mutilation of Catholic culture since the Arian crisis".

It absolutely happened in the silly seventies, but you must remember we thought everything was permissible back then. Women thought they were going to be priests, birth control was already totally accepted, the historical-critical method said we really didn't know what Jesus actually said or did. The expectation was great then, when Paul VI died, everyting would change with a new Pope.

All those priests, nuns, and laity from back then are the ones who are teaching CCD, marriage prep etc now.

Somebody was telling me about a recent marriage prep class. The teacher asked them if any of them attended Church regularly -none. Did they practice birth control -yes. Are any of them co-habitating - of course.

WE reap what we sow.