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If you have ever had to sit through liturgical dance, you would agree 100% with the Cardinal. It is distracting, the costumes are often inappropriate, and it does nothing to enhance one's thoughts of God. Instead, your thoughts are "Why is that woman wearing that too-tight top?" or "This looks like 'One Grecian Urn" from 'The Music Man'" or "When will this be over?"

I also find skits, clowns, and folk-music masses to be inappropriate. I am a Catholic convert and suffered through many "performances" in Protestant worship services, and they are simply entertainment.

I support the Cardinal, and am glad to hear that someone is speaking out about it. My sister's parish had a FLAMENCO MASS. Can you imagine that, with all of the shouting and hand-clapping?

Did they do that on Saturday afternoon?

You can find the schedule for the church down the street at: http://www.stbernpar.org/

Most Catholics I know attend SATURDAY and avoid the Sunday situation as best they can.

And this crowd is pretty conservative.

If you have ever had to sit through liturgical dance, you would agree 100% with the Cardinal. It is distracting, the costumes are often inappropriate, and it does nothing to enhance one's thoughts of God. Instead, your thoughts are "Why is that woman wearing that too-tight top?" or "This looks like 'One Grecian Urn" from 'The Music Man'" or "When will this be over?"
I also find skits, clowns, and folk-music masses to be inappropriate. I am a Catholic convert and suffered through many "performances" in Protestant worship services, and they are simply entertainment.
I support the Cardinal, and am glad to hear that someone is speaking out about it. My sister's parish had a FLAMENCO MASS. Can you imagine that, with all of the shouting and hand-clapping?

For a couple of years our parish had a half dozen prepubescent girls go up to the communion rail area, dressed to the nines, spread themselves across the front of the church and be the "sign language" singers for a couple of songs.

I felt the same way about that as I do about all this other liturgical invention.

I also find skits, clowns, and folk-music masses to be inappropriate.

Don't forget those Flamenco Masses!