Every so often someone, not a regular reader or subscriber, will leave a comment on one of my blog posts. I had written a piece about the history of celebrating the Mass facing away from the people, the liturgical reforms of Vatican II, and associated aspects of the topic. The point of the article was simply to point out that the view facing away from the people was the real, proper and only authentically Catholic way to celebrate the Mass wasn’t historically based. Such a posture is indeed permitted by the liturgical norms as is facing the people. A comment was offered that I was part of the “smoke of Satan” that was infiltrating the Church. The writer did not address the content of the post in any way, did not offer any correction to the content, or engage the topic in any way. Continue reading →