Because of the nearly universal popularity of reductionist thinking, I have taken to illuminating the fact that the 16 documents of the II Vatican Council are a different matter entirely from an imagined "spirit of Vatican II" anecdotally cited in an attempt to justify violence done to the holy Liturgy.

I have found that when you formulate the distinction between the 16 documents promulgated, and the frequently insane attempt at "application" of a disunderstanding of those 16 documents, you can help realize an 'a-hah" moment in the listener. At least you may raise their consciousness about the existence of such a distinction, most likely for the first time ever.

Being Catholic does not mean we have to go to the lowest common denominator or be content with minimal requirements: that may only be reserved for extreme circumstances or rare events.

Our Job is to protect the Bride of Christ and bring the dignity of the Mass close to that of the Glory of God for all to see and hail here on earth. Not to work on loop holes that dream up exceptions and compromise—this is the work of Satan and has not place for God.

This is the destructive Spirits of V2 that causes some much harm. The point that one could even debate such a ridiculous sacrilege as being permissible is the spirit of modern liberalism that we see our secular world totally engulfed in flames with today. Why would we want to do the same with our own Catholic Faith? We are soldiers of Christ--not secular humanist looking for ways to say diversity is ok and should be accepted. This is the spirit of the devil.
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To F Loughman - You sir don't get it. I don't care which rite of the Roman Mass you prefer. These cheap trick at Mass are a sacriledge, an affront to God and to each and every person in the church. It is an outright defiance of what our church believes, so I would guess that if you were in Jerusalem in 33 a.d. and this took place at the foot of the cross you'd be fine with it! These show tricks place within the context of the Sacred Liturgy. We are again at calvary when we go to mass and not inside a circus ten! It was one these idiotic masses while I was in the seminary that definitely had an impact on my decision to leave, another was when during 40 hours the rector, Msgr X came in the chapel drunk and smoking a cigar in front of the Exposed Blessed Sacrament and proceeded to trip over the front pew hurting himself.

This priest needs censured for trying this. Attemoting to trivialize mass for the youth is only going to driv them away thinking the church why go I can see better at the circus.

A little Theology of the Body (TOB) during Mass!!

What is wrong with that?

Christopher West would be proud!!