Interesting way of putting it.
He's right on the ICEL texts. They were an appalling "theft" from Catholics. I think he's right in not spending a lot of time trying to assign blame, but we do have to make sure that those responsible for it (some of whom are still with us) never get near a liturgical text again.
Wow. Wow. Wow. GREAT analysis! Put this man in charge of the translation!! :)
Livius, I about choked when I read that quote, because this very same thought came to me about a month ago while writing about the Latin liturgy...namely, that the Byzantine liturgy effects by space what the classical Roman liturgy (and particularly the silent Canon) effects by language.
Guess I definitely can’t take credit for that thought now! LOL