One of the things that has been bothering me for some time is that devotion in the Church has been sliding since before I became Catholic. Gum chewing at Mass, wearing tank tops and shorts (I am guilty of jeans and I admit I am not the best dresser but shorts???). Additionally I have seen men wearing ball caps at Mass. That is the highest sort of disrespect. There are barely any women wearing head coverings.
Some of the lack of devotion seems to be coming from the American bishops which is especially distressing. Despite the pope saying that we should kneel and receive communion on the tongue (right here!!! http://www.tldm.org/News12/PopePrefersCommunionOnTongueSaysVaticanLiturgist.htm) yet the American bishops have forbidden people to kneel while receiving communion (http://www.tldm.org/news5/kneeling.htm). Some priests even refuse to give communion to people who prefer to receive on the tongue. http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=365483.
So who to follow the local bishops or the Pope in this regard?
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