You said a mouthful there, NYer -- I read it, but I don't believe it!
Finally, in a bow toward orthodoxy, a footnote declares full compliance with the Catechism of the Catholic Church. That footnote is a clearer statement of doctrine than anything in the text itself.
Sounds like those "disclaimers" in restaurants that the establishment does not accept responsibility for unattended belongings.
cardinal does not address the question of why Mass attendance fell so precipitously when liturgical revisionists took power.
In a book by Christopher Derrick (I forget which) is a quote which I still recall: "A liturgist is an affliction sent by God so that in times of no overt persecution, a Catholic need not be denied the privilege of suffering for his faith."
Great insight and too true. It's like they're playing little games, slightly or enormously changing the rules so that their pride can show. Creating something new to be remembered by instead of remembering that we come to worship God and His Son, Jesus Christ and that is what is to be remembered. The priest, the liturgist, the musician should fade into the background and present Christ instead of themselves and their egos.