A few weeks back we had the retired priest who helps out around the parish saying Mass again. For his homily he once again hit one of his favourite themes: Vatican.II and the wonders it has worked. He spent some time mocking- there is no other word for it- the pre-conciliar Church, as compared to, say, today.
Puff nearly stormed out of Mass. I was, as always when this guy preaches, grateful the girls pretty much ignore the homily. I just sat mentally counting his errors.
I could go and rebut him point by point, but why bother? Instead, I reject his conclusion on its face. If you want to tell me things were a mess pre V II, sure, I imagine it was. But then you want to tell me that everything is so much better now, particularly in a church that's seven eighths empty? Not buying it. Not for a second.
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It clearly wasn't great because the seeds the undermined the Council and its beautiful original schemas were there. Vatican II has been a disaster in every way unless we follow our dear Benedict's path of a hermeneutic of continuity. The good news is that that priest is retired. I know you hate the term "biological solution" but it really is the only way at this point, or schism and that may happen before Halloween.
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