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To: TheSpottedOwl
It's obvious the new pope is trying; he has already taken an unpopular (with the world) stance about homosexuals in the priesthood. He seems to be tackling things head on.

I guess my fear is that rather than have a schism, things will go on much as they have, hardline on paper, permissiveness in practice, although I think there has been some reigning in as to the liturgy in some parts of the country, and I have no idea what is going on in the rest of the Catholic world, actually I do and do not like a lot of what I read about, heterodoxy.

To be objective, a lot of what we hold dear because it is traditional with a small t is the result of cultural infusion, but that is not the same as mixing the liturgy with other religions' holy books, can't remember what happened in India.

I've always liked the new mass but think that if I attended one in many parts of the world I wouldn't know where I was and not because I couldn't understand the language.

44 posted on 02/03/2006 7:38:10 PM PST by Aliska
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To: Aliska

I know he's trying, and he has a lot on his plate. Too many abuses have taken place over the years, and it's going to take a long time to clean it up. The seminaries will be like cleaning out the Stygian stables :/

Many years ago when Latin was the language of the Mass, no matter where on earth you went, you knew what time it would be held and you knew the language. It's sad to see what regular church services have turned into.


52 posted on 02/04/2006 7:43:29 AM PST by TheSpottedOwl (As soon as I remember it, I'll type it in....)
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