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My dear friend, and spiritual companion, John, created a "fictional" (but perhaps not so fictional) dialogue between different 'bishops' concerning the Liturgy. The serious question raised here, is to whom does the Liturgy belong? Is it the province of the hierarcy and clergy only or is it the Work of the People (of all of us, hierarcy, clergy and laity).

If the Liturgy is the Work of All of us (at least that is what Vatican II taught), why is the Liturgy being snatched away from the People, and being reverted back to pre-Vatican II days? Why is it being changed back to something that does not even bear a likeness to the Lord's Last Supper with his disciples? Celebrant's(Jesus') back to the disciples? Celebrant (Jesus) wearing embroidered, brocaded vestments, or with silken trains yards and yards long? Celebrant (Jesus) giving his disciples Communion on their tongues? Were the disciples more devote, holy, and sinless than we are? But I will let John present his version of the Bishops' conversation.