Dagnabbit... Church is too fun these days :~D
I think people ought to be whipped on the way into church, and the pews should be really uncomfortable, maybe with sharp splinters or nails in the seats.
If you're a faithful Catholic, then when you're at the Mass you are in the actual physical presence of Christ.
It's not that one shouldn't have fun in church (we have a wonderful time singing beautiful music) but that one should be reverent in the presence of God. And a lot of the schlock pop stuff just isn't reverent - it's noisy, and it diverts attention from the Holy Sacrifice to the performers. And as commercially-based music, it brings the values of the marketplace into church. While a lot of folks support this because it "brings in the young people," I've found it may bring them in temporarily, but they don't stay. On the other hand, they flock to the traditional Masses, and they seem to keep coming.
Benedict XVI explains it a lot better in his book, The Spirit of the Liturgy.
I don't know why, but I'm reminded of this for some reason...
GOD: Arthur! Arthur, King of the Britons! Oh, don't grovel! One thing I can't stand, it's people groveling.
ARTHUR: Sorry.
GOD: And don't apologize. Every time I try to talk to someone it's 'sorry this' and 'forgive me that' and 'I'm not worthy'. What are you doing now?!
ARTHUR: I'm averting my eyes, O Lord.
GOD: Well, don't. It's like those miserable Psalms - they're so depressing. Now, knock it off!
ARTHUR: Yes, Lord.
>> I think people ought to be whipped on the way into church, and the pews should be really uncomfortable, maybe with sharp splinters or nails in the seats. <<
Opus Dei??
(joking)