EMs are here to stay until the number of priests and deacons goes up.
And you, of course, are free to receive on the tongue every time you receive.
Amen. How many priests have we all heard say it's too difficult to go back to the communion rail (what, with all thoses EM's?), it takes too long (umm, maybe communicants could use that time to .. uh.. pray??), and it's just too old-fashioned. Yeah, that last one made me laugh.
I visited Montreal a couple yrs ago. On Sunday, my son & I made our way on foot to a beautiful church a few blocks from our hotel called Marie, Reine du Monde - Mary, Queen of the World. This mass was celebrated in 3 languages Latin, French and English, all at the same mass. Tourists from all over and locals, we all felt at home. Imagine my surprise when, following the lead of others, we received communion on the tongue kneeling at the communion rail. No exceptions. I had received communion only one other time like that over the last 25yrs and my son, 13 at the time, who had only heard my stories about the way it used to be done, actually got to experience it himself. No EM's. Just the priest, 2 altar BOYS with patens(!). Bells rung at consecration. The mass didn't last any longer than usual. We still talk about it. Our 3 local parishes (now consolidated, we are sure to keep the one dissenter parish in line with the 'new' rules) are like another world. Until recently, no bells, because they scare the children. Now bells are back at all but the kids masses. EM's, mostly women, roaming freely about the altar, doing almost everything the priest used to do. Altar servers - mostly girls.
But I digress, and I could go on and on..
Yes, I very much agree with you.
The Vatican has made it clear that kneeling down to recieve on the toungue is NOT AT ALL DISOBEDIENT AND PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE AND NO BISHOP OR USCCB "NORM" CAN MAKE IT OTHERWISE.
In fact, preists are to be disciplined for suggesting this practice is anything but proper.