[ElCapusto]

This pope will be considered great if he can invoke dramatic reversals of the errors of the past decades.

A change of religion took place subsequent to Vatican II wherein the post-Vatican II religion bears no resemblance at all to the pre-Vatican II religion.

It was, in effect, a drastic change of religion.

[Pio]

Yes, the most proficient traditionalist posters (most kicked off or retired) have highlighted this. What is missing (thankfully) at freerepublic are the liberals who consititute an overwhelming majority here in the northeast. They'll go nutso if the SSPXers are welcomed back.

Despite the postings of well meaning neo-catholics who have attempted to fuse the pre- and post Vatican II church (mainly by cutting and pasting documents that nobody reads or obeys) the basic and huge differences remain.

Since Vatican II offered no new dogma there is nothing for the amateur theologians to discuss, there's no dogmatically defined differences. What there is, is a huge difference in praxis, culture, a new calendar, a new Bible translation (the New American Bible), a new constantly-evolving liturgy.

I go to both the Tridentine Mass and the Novus Ordo and I cannot resolve the two.