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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?

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.

Pentecostals think dance is sinful. That is not my point, nor my opinion.

I think dance is inappropriate for the Mass. It is distracting, as would be jokes, mimes, acrobats, performing monkeys, or hurdy-gurdy music.

These things are not sinful, but they are not reverent.

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.

Has it stopped? If not, you may contact Cardinal Arinze. He is keeping tabs on these abuses.

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.

How awful. You still have communion rails? That's so pre-Vatican II. (just kidding, of course!)