This isn't straining at gnats. This is a big, big deal. Having the celebrant face the people is damaging to the Mass in multiple ways. The Sacrifice is turned into a show.
17 posted on 05/08/2012 7:30:31 AM PDT by Romulus
(The Traditional Latin Mass is the real Youth Mass)
Then do you suppose Christ faced his disciples when speaking and praying at that last meal? Or turned his back to them? Or put on special clothing in just a so-so order? Or had a script memorized in a language the disciples couldn't understand? And the disciples neither sat nor stood, they reclined on the floor!
So who has turned this simple ceremony into a show?
22 posted on 05/08/2012 8:01:15 AM PDT by count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)