[NYer]

While I cannot speak for all of us, I would imagine that the majority of Catholic freepers tend more towards traditionalism. For us, the Three Singing Irish Priests is more representative of how we view and practice our faith. However, we have also read enough threads in this forum, on how other christian communities are burrowing their way into the Catholic communities of South America. In deference to Padre Marcelo Rossi, sometimes it's necessary to fight fire with fire. And, yes, there are several YouTube videos. Here is one of him singing with the congregation.

May God bless him in his ministry!

[Tax-chick]

It sounds terrific to me, but I’m already on the Latino-charismatic fringes anyway.

[Romulus]

May God bless him in his ministry!

Amen, but we must remember that the Church has spoken clearly and repeatedly about the liturgy as an encounter with holy mystery, not our agitated emotions. Fr. Rossi's model of liturgi-tainment makes worship a personal achievement. There are plenty of ways this dynamic priest could use his energy to win souls for Christ outside the liturgy, so why should he take it upon himself to change liturgy to which the faithful are legally entitled? The message here is that it's because he knows better: he can exercise his private judgment because he's acting in obedience to a higher law. Haven't we heard all this before?

Sorry if this is snarky, but I wonder if he's been spotted on the beaches? He's something of a cutie, isn't he?

Media stardom has spoiled more than a few priests.