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I don't know about you, but it seems like the "traditionalists" who are labeling everyone else "neo-Catholics" are more belligerent than the "neos" are towards them.

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I find many Catholics on Free Republic, at least, who are quite antagonistic towards their brethren who prefer the Tridentine rite. And in my personal experience IRL, I've come across several priests who nearly sneer in reference to the Tridentine rite. One priest in particular, when he found out I had begun attending a Tridentine rite Mass regularly that was slightly farther away from home than my home parish, chided me that the Tridentine rite was allowed for only those Catholics who lived before Vatican II, and that us "youngins" should be going to Novus Ordo. Like it was some cute charitable act of kindess by the Church to allow the Tridentine rite for old fogies. This was also the same priest who, when I went in for confession, surprised him by walking around the curtain to do a face-to-face confession (which I prefer, as it keeps me more accountable) -- he was flipping through a copy of MacWorld with his Book of Prayers closed and on the coffee table next to him. He didn't ask me for an act of contrition, and his absolution consisted of "God forgives you. Go in peace."

(response to post 34) It doesn't surprise me that there are people like that, particularly among some of the American clergy. To tell you the truth, I have a severe problem with those who question a person's "authenticity" in terms of conservatism or religion just because they are different in some way. I think it's illogical to judge someone on just those grounds. I don't think it does any good when people just throw insults at each other, and forget about logical arguments. This is what leftists have the reputation for doing, not conservatives. As for everything else you said, I think that incident you had with your priest was pretty funny!