[This is why old school Catholics hate Pope Francis]

Today when I went to Mass with my dad they made everyone wear a nametag so they could use everyone's name when they went up for Communion.It's also a great way to get to know people(there are always a lot of people from out of town especially on Christmas and Easter.)

I dunno if this is is a all-church edict,but it's the sort of thing that old school Catholics(the ones who want to go back to the Latin Mass, and want the Mass to be more austere(IOW NO music during the Mass unless absolutely necessary and probably no Sign Of Peace) hate.

Pope Francis has been  really good for the church..he is much more forward thinking that Pope Benedict was-Pope Benedict, who wanted to send the church back in the past.

You'd be surprised how many people *liked* that Pope Benedict was so old school.And they HATED that Pope Francis was elected.I mean, there are whole blogs dedicated to hating on Pope Francis(the Rorate Caeli  blog is the worst-they make the people who hate on Obama look like pikers-and in fact, Rorate Caeli  has been called out by other Catholic bloggers for the stuff they've said about Pope Francis.)

Let's be absolutely clear about this:The Rorate people are a small(although they always claim there are a lot of them) subsect(verging on being-yes,I am going to use the word-a cult.)They do not represent ALL Catholics.

My dad(who is in his mid 70's and remembers the days before Vatican II very well) says Vatican II was the best thing that happened to the church-you have to remember that that happened in the early  60's-and this was a time when things were changing very rapidly. It was definitely what the church needed just then.

There is a church out in Rancho Santa Fe(a VERY  well to do neighbourhood) which is kind of like that. I dunno if they don't do certain things, but the couple of times that I've been there I decided that I don't like it-it's too sterile for me-whereas the church I usually go to-which is around the corner from my parents' house-is more comfortable-it doesn't put on any airs at all-there are lots of families-which is why they have a crying room( a soundproofed room at the back of the church) for families with babies and toddlers.