Cultural Catholics like me want my Latin, my altar turned around, my Confessional draped in heavy velvet cloth, my Eucharist taken on the tongue, anyone who isn’t a priest dismissed from giving out Communion, my relief from altar girls and bad music. In other words, a reversal of everything from the 1970s.
If the priest has to work harder to hand out all those hosts, so be it. They did it in the 50s and 60s without complaint. All of America is working harder for less. Why not our ordained priest??
I came into the church just after the change...saw both. I am OK with the changes, even the removal of the kneelers, which is the case in my church. I am not OK with changing official church doctrine on marriage and abortion. These are more important issues to me than how we worship. The fact that we still worship Jesus is the most important thing. I get alarmed with the nuns who support abortion, the pedophile priests, a pope who supports global warming....it’s hard to keep your eye on Jesus with this chaos all around us. That is our mission....keep our eyes on the prize, let the rest go. Good luck to you on your journey.
Here here!
And also change the rule (back) from having to acknowledge to the nose picker next to me who out of the blue wants to shake my hand.
You are Me, the Church is on a suicide mission.
I remember the 50's and 60's...when you had to climb past people who were not going to Communion...suddenly everybody is in the state of sanctifying grace and eligible to receive....I think not....I never hear the question asked....are you truly eligible to receive???when was your last confession......etc....the Catholic church has a lot of problems to solve as a result of Vatican II...they, of course will do it just fine...Christ promised to be with her until the end of time.