This is one reason why the Anglican Church/Rite must continue to exist! The Pontiff recently proposed a more conservative change to the Novus Ordo mass, taking out particular wording that seemed…well, to say the very least, ambiguous and unclear, compared to what the Roman Catholic Church has taught through the first nineteen-hundred and sixty some years; got to love those hippies. The Pontiff proposed some of the Latin language that was and has been being used in the Tridentine mass.

So far the Bishops of America - a country never very fond of traditional or doctrine - have rejected this proposal. Perhaps the Pontiff will speak Ex Cathedra (prophetic) on this matter - something that has not been done in quite some time!

The Anglican liturgy and mass was designed so that the ancient Latin mass could be understood by the common people - not that the common people could not already spiritually feed upon the mass in Latin but so that the common people could begin to digest the liturgy intellectually. Now, of course, this has gotten out of control both in the Protestant as well as Catholic Churches. We seem to be changing the liturgy so that any barbarian and his brother can feel comfortable at church and not have to learn anything new or become sanctified (set apart) for what is meant to be set apart for: God. But the Anglican liturgy, as presented in the format of the 1928 and 1662 Book of Common Prayer, contains no such radical changes. It is a true representation of the way the Church has been worshiping prior to the Reformation - some sixteen-hundred years. I am convinced that it is one of the most godly ways to worship God and become blessed by him.