[9thLife]

Sigh...is it me? Mass is becoming a trial what with people letting their toddlers climb all over the place -- love babies, just don't want to spend Mass on the edge of my seat fearing that one will bounce off the hardwood pew on his way to the marble floor, and frankly, yes, stupid parent annoy me -- the slovenly dress, the general lack of manners -- I'm not even talking about reverence, I'm just talking about basic social courtesy, and then there's always that weird woman who comes in alone, refuses to stand or kneel, but sits there and reads "Catholic New York" the whole time. And why do they always sit near me? The church could be empty but if sit down, whoosh, they fly over like migrating birds.

And did I tell you about the time I saw a guy -- this was at a Latin Mass -- whack the kid in front of him in the communion line on the shoulder because he wasn't advancing instantaneously after the person in front of him?

How about when the communion lines merge? Isn't that a tense moment? And the people who just strut up because they have to be the first ones in line...

Don't get me going on this...

[HiTech RedNeck]

you do have to wonder when seeing something like this... where’s the grace?

[virgil]

That’s nothing. What about the “She Man” who keeps coming to Latin Mass? A cross dresser, I’m not kidding.

[Grateful2God]

When I was little, you kept still; looked straight ahead at the priest; folded your hands; knelt at the Altar rail to recieve Communion; put your head down with your hands covering your face after receiving. You were quiet, and if any of this was violated, anyone had the right to tell you about it.

Maybe I didn’t always like the idea then, but I do remember one thing: even as a kid, you knew something really important was going on... Kids need to know that.

[murron]

And kids constantly getting up to go use the bathroom. I realize that sometimes you can’t help having to use the bathroom during Mass, but it’s mostly kids that are bored and their parents let them go whenever they feel like it. Some leave during the Consecration, and you can’t tell me that these are emergencies. I very seldom see an adult get up to use the facilities. It’s kids.