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Thoughts on Criticisms of the Western Rite.
I've returned this article to "unprotected" status a day early, because of the change of heart of [[User:Sputnik|Sputnik]]. Glory be to God for all things! --[[User:ASDamick|Rdr. Andrew]] 08:03, 26 Feb 2005 (CST)
== Thoughts on Criticisms of the Western Rite. ==
One of the things I think was missed in the criticism section of this article was that what many find disquieting about Western Rite parishes is that most, if not all, are primarily convert parishes. In some circles there is a feeling that while the rite itself is unobjectionable, there is a danger that these parishes want to be Orthodox but not too Orthodox: they do not want to give up the comforting familiarity of their former religion and might thus come to further 'infect' the Church with other (this time unwarranted) innovations brought in from their former church. This, I think, is behind the worry about the lack of a liturgical tradition that is referenced in the main article.
Or to put this another way, if a long established parish with multigenerational families of Orthodox were to change peacefully from the Byzantine Rite to the Western Rite then many who are now uneasy with the latter would find it easier to become reconciled with it. Of course, other objections such as the uniformity of liturgical practice and so on would still be made but the nature of discourse would, I think, be different. (But not, probably, better - consider new-calendar v old-calendar.)
Nickolas Kalivas
[[User:81.187.212.42|81.187.212.42]] 16:58, 8 Mar 2005 (CST)
