(replying as TCCOV)
@Ranzinar- Of course, as mentioned, the intended meaning of “MY church” was obviously clear by Peanut(name removed by moderator). However, no one can deny that her concern reflects a personal discomfort many catholics manifest publicly, one way or another, when some affect of “church” doesn’t go their way. This is, again, not a critique of Peanut(name removed by moderator) or her concerns, but to presume that any change in any aspect of the experience of church is a personal affront to “me” is a situational reality as old as the Church Herself.
And, as far as the change being the setting of the Gloria, of course a choir director, cantor, song leader, director of music etc. made that decision. But even if one uses words to describe one’s own perception of the merit of that setting, those words would still fail to express all aspects of its worthiness. However, I would agree that many liturgical “shot callers” are more likely to rely upon their own personal “taste” as the sole criterium for making such a change. However, thankfully the crowd of peers (CMAA) I hang with are very circumspect in their deliberations, even to the point of involving congregations in the discernment of when to change which settings, or to introduce new musical literature at service in the Mass.
@SighGuy- I don’t know if your words, which by their Shakespearean eloquence, were quite breezy themselves, were directed my way or not. But if you found no comfort in some of the responses to her, might you have missed the clearly stated strategies offered her to open a dialogue with TPTB at her parish about her concerns? If a parishioner comes up to me after Mass with such a concern I will take whatever amount of time is necessary to avail them of as many aspects and circumstances that resulted in the choice of music, and without a condescending, lecturing or hectoring tone, and with a listening heart. So, shall we all take a breath, and not presume the worst about each other?
