[kosta50]

It was a misguided attempt to avoid clunky-sounding and stilted English

By changing the whole meaning theologically?! I suppose enduring rationalizations will dull even the dumbest of excuses.

All in one lifetime, which is pretty speedy for the Church

Sitting on a theological nonsense for 40 years...it says a lot about the Church they created, doesn't it?

Sorry this displeases you

Doesn't displease me a bit. My pay is the same. It just surprises me to see something that is theologically a nonsense incorporated into the liturgy by the Church, approved by her highest experts, recited over and over for more than 40 years now, and having that Vinnie "what?" attitude.

Why can't anyone in the Church simply admit that it was a mistake?. Too much pride? And if it wasn't a mistake, why change it now?

Just curious: what about the versus populi? Is that the next mea culpa?

Then, again, the next pope may change everything back to 1970, who knows! Once you tear down tradition, change is the what happens (constantly), just look at the Protestants. :)

[muawiyah]

Hmmmm ~ given the duration of "mistake" (40 years) it's possible the fellow who made it was in a high position such that he might well become Pope some day.

Guess he didn't quite make it.

Large organizations manage to hide the names of the individuals who do these things, particularly if they're important. If they're not important, they'll print your name on everything they can just to make sure everybody knows who made the "mistake".

Any Cardinals pass on recently?

[Petronski]

Just curious: what about the versus populi? Is that the next mea culpa?

God willing!