Well, by now, you’re aware that the much awaited motu proprio has been released like a puppy from its kennel. Now, the spin begins. Actually, the article excerpt that I’m about to quote isn’t anything new in terms of how the traditional mass is often described, but it is I believe one of the reasons that persons develop such a bad taste for the ancient rites of the Church. From the Catholic News Service:

In the Tridentine rite, the priest celebrated Mass facing east, which — given the layout of most churches — meant he celebrated with his back to the congregation. Since the promulgation of the new Roman Missal, the priest normally faces the congregation. And while Latin is the original language of both liturgical texts, the new missal permits use of the vernacular language; because it called for full, active participation, the use of a local congregation’s language became customary.

There.  Did you catch that? “…back to the congregation” VERSUS “faces the congregation.” Rather than offer some good theology on why the priest might face the SAME DIRECTION as the congregation when offering prayer  and sacrifices to Almighty God, a seemingly innocuous but very subliminal invitation to like one and dislike the other seems to be at work.  

Our Holy Father provides some interesting insight, quoted from a blog that happens to have “Insight” in the title.  Perhaps before the spin cycle, one might soak in these words.