[ninenot]

but so long as the essential elements of the Catholic Mass remain in place, it is a matter of taste, not orthodoxy.

The author could not be more wrong.

Granted, the 'essential elements' are necessary. Taste, however, must be formed in orthodoxy and then deployed. This rather blase remark demonstrates a profound ignorance of the term 'culture,' and the individual should be returned to school for some genuine learning.

[Sock]

Taste, however, must be formed in orthodoxy and then deployed.

Absolutely, and in my best impression of a Protestant minister, AMEN, BROTHER!

The author of this essay is in denial as he continues to defend the indefensible. He has written many worthwhile things in the past, but he loses credibility with this kind of BS and I doubt if even Joe pew warmer would buy it.