I really wonder why Pope John Paul II did not do more to address this festering anti-Catholic-teaching and the liturgical abuses issues, since this Archbishop Piero Marini worked so closely and for so long with him.
I also wonder why these things weren't more openly and strongly addressed during Pope Benedict XVI's time as Pope.
I also wonder what Pope Francis is going to do about these aberrent teachings and corrupted liturgical abuses, in a clear, open, unambiguous way.
In an age where the Pope tweets through Twitter, maybe they will find a way to more quickly and efficiently weed out some of these harmful bishops, and help remove some of the confusion that ensues from these kinds of counter-productive anti-Catholic pronouncements and teachings and practices by some members of the clergy and hierarchy.
Ummm... There is nothing to suggest that Bergoglio doesn’t agree with liturgical liberalism. See his Maundy Thursday Mass for proof of that. It seems to me that he prefers simple, joyful Masses with an Evangelical twist. I have Evangelical Christian friends who really like Francis because his style is really accessible, especially his preaching style.
He also has little tolerance for those who he feels are pharisees and fundamentalists. These types of people are a bigger turn off to everyday Catholics than the liberal wing of the Church. I generally attend a Catholic Mass in Spanish that has the Evangelical bend and is at the liberal end of the spectrum. For instance, nobody kneels during the Eucharistic prayer. However, the place is always jam packed and the people are happy to be there. I quite like the parish and would hate if some members of pharisees r us started whining about the style of Mass.
Frankly, I think that different people take to different worship styles. I’m not going to begrudge anyone a Latin Mass if they want it. However, it does seem that pharisees r us want to demand that the rest of us follow their liturgical style. Unfortunately, B16 empowered some quite unpleasant, self absorbed types despite the fact that he didn’t mean to.