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The Holy Spirit works through the competent authorities, especially through those with Divinely-constituted authority, i.e. the Pope, so our Worship of the One True God is in spirit and truth and free from spontaneity which, we Catholics believe, is the antithesis of worship. Our worship is based upon the Last Supper, which, was solemn, regulated, and well-ordered and during which time no Apostle began to yell, clap, bang drums, or dance. The Pasch was well-regulated.

But, I am glad you recognise our right to worship as we desire - so why are you repeatedly telling us, on a thread devoted to Catholic Liturgy, about how it is you worship and why we must listen to thus and such which you, absent objective evidence, insist is of the Holy Spirit?

Look, Catholicguy, on these threads we can give our own experiences whether you like that or not. If you want to worship your way, I have no problem with that. But what gets me with most Catholics I know, your way is the ONLY way and that just plain isn't true. The Holy Spirit shows up in our services and you can feel the anointing there. It's nothing I can explain to you. My husband, my pastor, and a number of people in our church were raised in the Catholic church so my pastor does insist on a certain decorum. We don't swing from chandeliers or climb the walls. Everything is done in order, with reverence to an awesome God. I don't insist it's from the HS, I KNOW it is because my spirit bears witness with His spirit. I know you probably don't understand that, but that's how it is. With freedom does come responsibility and we have pastors who keep things in order.