Most of the changes in the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal are improvements. Not all, however.
The worst distortion of the liturgy, which simply will have to go sometime in the next few years, is turning the priest to face the people. We will have to wait until the sixties generation are dead. They are the ones who are fanatically attached to this distortion.
This column is so noncommittal and vague, it's hard to say what the bishop was trying to say.
Okay, this is interesting. Combine your statement with 'kidd's from Post 9, which is:
"The liturgy is changing again. Deal with it."
and we're on to something. Perhaps the good Bishop is noncommittal to the direction of change, and therefore very vague about what that change entails? Perhaps this piece could be his first attempt to "deal with it".
If so, I think he definitely needs help...
The worst distortion of the liturgy,...is turning the priest to face the people.
But...but...but how will they ever be able to put on a performance if they're facing East to the Rising Sun of Justice they have their backs to congregation the people?
As had been the wont of far too many bishops for far too many years.
I don't swear anymore at all. It was a hard habit to break (raised in the city and all that) but with the grace of God, I did overcome it. But when I read Bishop "Happy" Gilmore's nutty words, "WTF???" went through my head.
Does the Diocesan paper pay by the word?
Yes, you are absolutely right. I hope you're wrong with your "forecast" but, alas, you probably are correct.
May the best hope to shorten the time be the influx of young, orthodox priests.