Since, so far as I know, virtually every mass IS an OF mass, I don’t see your point here.
The object of this poll is, as I expressed in the OP, simply to determine if the oft repeated line of “nobody would go” or some such was true or not. It seems it is not.
Of course I do not know if you voted Auntie M, but I suppose that you are one who would choose to avoid the EF. To each their own.
Peace
James
As a matter of fact, I voted that either way was ok with me. I would NOT drive 50 miles plus or minus to go to a “special” mass of
either kind. I DO feel they are the same. As the Pope has stated.
BUT, most traditionalist DO NOT and therein lies the trouble.
The opinion I have gotten from most of the threads dealing with this issue is that most of the NO folks would go to either mass, whatever was approved by the Pope, whereas the majority of the EF would not. Even to the extremes of going to “other” masses not in communion with Rome. It’s kinda like “My way or the Highway”.
The Pope has certainly tried his best to reconcile these traditionalist, but some just refuse to accept that the two masses are one in the same, as the Pope has said many times before.
I am sorry, but I don’t hear alot of "Catholic/Pope/NO/TLM mass bashing coming from the NO folks. Even though some do not agree wholeheartedly with the situation. But, the “loudest” spoke on the wheel comes straight from the traditionalist.
I think most do agree, somewhat, that the Traditionalists have a valid point. But it is the WAY they have gone about bringing on the change is what has most people upset.
I, personally do not like hearing them bash Benedict, nor did I like them bashing JPII. Nor do I like seeing people being led away from our church by people who are NOT in communion with Rome.
