[Cicero]

The American liturgists have a lot of money at stake in the current translations, then constantly revolving misalettes, the crummy hymnals, and all the rest of it, and it seems as if the American bishops must have some stake in this too.

This is why they use the New American Bible translation rather than a decent text like the RSV--because the right people hold the copyright and get the royalties.

The same with the hymns. You can't copyright an ancient hymn or Gregorian Chant, but you can copyright and rake in money on all that 1960s schlock.

Pope Gregory will have is work cut out for him changing any of this. It's well known too that he would prefer to have the mass said by the priest facing ad orientem, but it would take a lot of head-knocking and grief to bring that back. Plus most parishes have junked the old altars, so they'd have to build them all over again.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Benedict

[AnAmericanMother]

Plus most parishes have junked the old altars, so they'd have to build them all over again.

Nah, all you need is a couple of floor jacks and some spackle. Just roll the altar back to the east wall where it belongs!

There's a historical church downtown here (Immaculate Conception) where they still have the original reredos with niches for statues of saints and the Tabernacle. Moving the Tabernacle (which is stuck in a corner over to one side), the altar and a few floor tiles would do it.

Even our parish church, which is of recent construction, could be reworked pretty easily. You could even add an altar rail without much trouble, and rearrange the chairs along the sides. There's even a rudimentary choir already in place (between the two sets of steps). The architect was very consciously looking backwards in the design.

Our Tabernacle would fit nicely in the central niche of the reredos. (It's currently at the head of the aisle on the decani side.)

[maryz]

it seems as if the American bishops must have some stake in this too.

I believe I read on FR that the USCCB holds the copyright on that awful translation they use in the missalettes (NAB?).

[Notwithstanding]

Such musical schlock has miserably failed the test of time.

Most church musicians are incapable of singing the music - and forget about the people singing along. Yet the songs are supposedly designed to be sung by the people.

Unless the song is a true classic, I simply smile silently.
I will no longer participate in the charade.

I gave it a good try, but if you combine the subversive newage feminist political lyrics of so many of the songs with the low quality of the music and style not suitable for liturgical worship, the music is just crapola (latin for crap).

I don't like to stand in church with crapola coming out of my mouth.