I grew up before and during VatII (I was in my late teens), and I agree. I recall that it was presented as intended to make few minor cosmetic touches to ritual, "update" the music or even include more Gregorian, and was not supposed to affect doctrine in any way. Two years later, they were ripping the altars out of churches, Fr. Limpwrist and Sr. "I Wanna Be a Priest" Snowflake were doing liturgical modern dance together, and doctrine and discipline were completely shot.
Obviously, the forces of evil had been just waiting for somebody to come along and "open the windows of the Church," in the naive words of John XXIII.
"Obviously, the forces of evil had been just waiting for somebody to come along and "open the windows of the Church," in the naive words of John XXIII."
Obviously. And my question is, how could that have escaped the notice of a couple of popes? What in the world were they thinking to give the forces of evil that opening?
I think there must've been something in the felt banners that went up before the rails came down. Maybe a something psychedelic.