Bless you! For those of us who remember pre-VCII days and have watched in shock awe as tradition was stripped from the Latin Mass, only to be replaced with 'novelties', 40 years feels like such a long time. Yet, as you pointed out, it was 'tradition', locked for 500 years, that hindered the flow of fresh air into the Roman Church. In the span of 2000 years, 40 is no more than a drop in the bucket.
I think what really shocked me the most was the big fight between catholics at Fatimia. It was ok for a pagen religion that worships false God's to have it's cerimoney at the alter. When traditional catholics went there to make reparation, they were comfronted with violence, loud music, nuns saying different prayers durning the rosay. The rector said that the latin mass was in schism and would not allow it. The traditional mass served the church for years, centuries even, and now it is not valid. This is crazy. They arre telling us that there are more than one truth.