[rogator]

"But ripping out altar rails, removing religious statues, turning around the altar, introducing "profane" music to services, and ending the Latin and the Tridentine Mass, destroyed a lot of the majesty of that faith.
Count me as one who disagrees with this position. I think you're talking about personal preferences in aesthetic matters"
"If you want to believe that God prefers the mass in Latin, that's your prerogative"

How about the rest of your quote? Do you really believe God (or Vatican II for that matter) called for the destruction of Catholic worship traditions?

[CobaltBlue]

I understand that you find the traditional Latin Mass more pleasing and that it is your personal preference. I do not believe that changing the language the mass is said in, etc., is contrary to the teachings of Christ.

I think a humble gathering of the devout worshipping in their own language - Aramaic - is exactly what happened at the Last Supper.

Thus, I do see some irony in Gibson's simultaneously making a movie where Christ speaks in the vernacular, but attending a church where the priest does not.

But I don't think it's any big deal. I am comfortable with the mass in English and the other changes made in Vatican II. I was very young when they occurred, don't have much invested in the old status quo.