I know that the marriage bond must be defended, and that the integrity of the annulment process is important, but I really don’t think this is the ‘hold on to your seat’ change that has been cryptically referred to.
Nor do I have any clue as to what that might be.
You're kidding, right? The USA annulment process HAS no integrity.
It is the LACK of integrity of the annulment process that has caused the present situation.
Going back to 50 annulments/year in the USA will probably not happen.
I bet you anything that the EO model will be the final solution, although there may be a "quickie annulment" transition period.
It is not permitted that the faithful should themselves pick up the consecrated bread and the sacred chalice, still less that they should hand them from one to another.
There are, of course, various roles that women can perform in the liturgical assembly: these include reading the Word of God and proclaiming the intentions of the Prayer of the Faithful. Women are not, however, permitted to act as altar servers.
This instruction, prepared by the Sacred Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship, was approved on April 17,1980, by the Holy Father, John Paul II, who confirmed it with his own authority and ordered it to be published and to be observed by all concerned.