Should one be pleased that this is not just a Protestant rot? Or horrified that this kind of stuff is creeping even into the RCC? The latter, I suggest.
The one comforting thing is that the congregation looks decidedly middle-aged-plus. The young, at least in some parts, are looking elsewhere.
I have been looking for an excuse to post something, just in case anybody ever actually looks here. Well, Matthew Mason has just given me one.
Alas, I came out as follows:
You’re St. Melito of Sardis!
You have a great love of history and liturgy. You’re attached to the traditions of the ancients, yet you recognize that the old world — great as it was — is passing away. You are loyal to the customs of your family, though you do not hesitate to call family members to account for their sins.