“which Pope Benedict XVI warned against.”
Which Pope Francis embraced:
“”Back at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s, I had no time for” charismatics, the pope told reporters on the plane returning from Rio July 28. “Once, speaking about them, I said: ‘These people confuse a liturgical celebration with samba lessons!’”
“Now I regret it,” he said. “Now I think that this movement does much good for the church, overall.”
“I don’t think that the charismatic renewal movement merely prevents people from passing over to Pentecostal denominations,” Pope Francis said. “No! It is also a service to the church herself! It renews us.”
“The movements are necessary, the movements are a grace of the Spirit,” the pope added, speaking of ecclesial movements in general. “Everyone seeks his own movement, according to his own charism, where the Holy Spirit draws him or her.””
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1303443.htm
That said, I think the Charismatic movement, whether Protestant or Papist, is dangerous.
I have to agree with you on that. Too many times ecstasy, wild abandon, kicking up yer heels, shouting, dancing and such DETRACTS from real worship and replaces it with human-generated actions instead of coming from the Holy Spirit. I've been in worship services which are not "Charismatic" but the presence of the Lord is palpable and "lifting up holy hands" while singing praise music just happens without even thinking about it. Contrived and expected acts hoping to get the Spirit don't usually result in His genuine presence being there. It's not something that can be reserved or on call at a moments notice.