The world slides into immorality and this is what a Cardinal is worried about?
More like, "The world slides into immorality and this is what the press slices out with with its exacto knife and makes a headline out of for transmission around the world..."
If you go to the source of this quoted fragment, it's neither on the homepage of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website, nor on the official Documents and Statements page--- which makes me think it might have been a fairly incidental remark, not the topic of some Filipino Summa Theologica.
Take a good look at what the Filipino bishops ARE talking about.
But the media gets to define what's newsworthy,right?
On the substance of his quoted remarks, I must say "good for him." It's not that there's anything "intrinsically wrong" about saying "Good morning" at the start of Mass, it's just that it's so vapid.
It's like a Marine Corps Flag Ceremony starting with the words "Hi, there, folks." There's a place for "Good morning" and "Hi there, folks and it's not at the beginning of a solemn observance.
The integrity of the Liturgy must be maintained. It goes deeper than aesthetics, though that is important. We time bound creatures are invited to "lay aside all earthly cares, that we may receive the King...." (Orthodox hymn before Communion)
Any word or deed from Priest or Parishioner that distracts us from the eternal to the temporal rightly should be discouraged. And Priests need to be clear on the difference between administering the Sacraments / Mysteries and being a Master of Ceremonies.
“The world slides into immorality and this is what a Cardinal is worried about?”
Poor liturgical practice is a serious concern for any cardinal.