ex cathedra: Res catholica

Monday, October 06, 2008

Res catholica

Although I have not practiced for a long time, Catholicism has had a huge influence on me. I still have opinions, if not standing.

It appears that the special liturgies written for children are on the way out. Good riddance. These were Dick and Jane level versions of the adult books, which were themselves translated by the authors, it seemed, of Catholicism For Dummies.

I used to hate Children's Masses, with balloons and silly songs and worse. The adults would stand around and gape at how cute it all was. Reduced the priest to the role of pre-school teacher, further castrating him. And reducing the oldest continuing ritual in Western culture to the degraded level of Romper Room. Again, good riddance.

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