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Seems like you're not saying that those things didn't happen, but that they are for one reason or another okay.

Most in this list were cultural. Many were things unfairly tacked onto the Pope. Looking on topic, this list has been repeated numberous times, and at no time have I found someone to back items on here with proof. Making the accusation without proof is rumermongering, and slanders the person the the late Pope.

If a man was wearing a loincloth in Berlin, there would be a point to it. About five items were amazing distortions or outright fabrications. A few were within the ability of the Pope to approve, like dance when dance is a cultural expression. Some items are non-issues because the local ordinary already has the authority, like Tom-Tom drums being used for Mass. I do not like drums at Mass on Sunday in the US, but if I were a Vanatu Islander, I may think they were a normal part of Mass.

Confusing a cultural preference concerning something licit in the Universal Church, and a Liturgical Abuse is a common problem.

I would no more fault a man carrying a Spear into a formal occasion in New Guinea, than I would fault a Knight of Columbus carrying a sword into Mass on a formal occasion. Just as I expect a mother in Latin America bless her children, I would expect a woman in India to offer a blessing to a man with tilik. I prefer to wear a guyabera when ushering, especially in summer in the South, but many of my fellows wear a coat and tie. If I were to wear a guyabera in Topeka, then I would look out of place.