Chatting with the Patriarch

Finally, the internet chat we've all been waiting for is online here. Did the Patriarch of the West answer the sassy questions of the People of God? - Well, some of them!

Joe: Hello Cardinal. With the growing interest in traditional worship of the Catholic Church are we going to see a more generous use of the Traditional Latin Mass?
CardinalMahony: It is not correct to say "traditional worship" in our Church. For a small slice of Church history, Latin was the language of Mass. But the Council moved us beyond that to a new Roman Missal. We must continue forward with the Church. However, it is important to bring with us our Latin hymns and other treasures from the past ages.

Mariette: Does Your Eminence believe there is a place for liturgical dance in the US Church?
CardinalMahony: Liturgical dance should never dominate or overwhelm the celebration of the Eucharist. It must be tasteful, and must always lead us to deeper prayer and reflection. A good rule: if liturgical dance leads to applause by the participants, then it failed.

Fr. Ignatius Reilly: Why have you removed Our Lord -- present in the tabernacle -- from its proper place in the center of the sanctuary?
CardinalMahony: I'm not sure what Fr. Reilly is referring to.

Bill: Some of the scheduled speakers at this Religious Education Congress are well-known dissenters of our Catholic Church teachings. Why are they repeatedly invited back to the Congress and why are those who are requesting a closer monitoring of these speakers and asking for 100% orthodoxy being ignored?
CardinalMahony: I simply don't agree with Bill.