[26lemoncharlie]

When will they or will they ever realize that the reaspn many Catholics do not attend Mass is because it is not a Catholic Mass!! It is more of a rendition of the Lutheran/Protestant sunday Church meeting, with the communion.

Bring back the the Lation Tridentine Mass and the the strength of the Cathechism of the Council of Trent. Without these Historical Trademarks of the Catholic Church, there is no Catholic Church, just a facsimily.

[Dominick]

The reason that people do not attend Mass is that they themselves are not cognizant that they are Catholic. Being poorly catechized, many have no clue if they committed a moral Sin, and worse even if they did are being bombarded with rationalizations that this is no impediment to their own Salvation and well being. Why do you neeed confession if you don't Sin?

The Cardinal got it right, everyone thinks they are immaculate. Without prejudging a deceased person, this morning someone was talking about Jimi Hendrix, sitting in heaven smiling down at us appreciating the album, "Are You Experienced". I hope the poor guy had a flash deathbed conversion, but it is not likely.

If Jimi doesn't need the Church or the Mass, or any discernible sacrament to be sitting in Heaven, and this is what people believe, then we have a bigger problem than the form of the Rite of Mass.

[mike182d]

It is more of a rendition of the Lutheran/Protestant sunday Church meeting, with the communion.

When the Novus Ordo Mass is celebrated strickly according to how Sancrosanctum Concilium and the GIRM dictate, it is nothing like a Protestant service.

Ignorant liturgists asking for "exceptions" left and right have done that.