SHOULD WE BE RESPECTFUL OF THE VARIOUS LITURGICAL TRADITIONS OF THE EAST AND WEST, EVEN THOUGH THE POPE MAY NOT SEE THE MORE ANCIENT, ENCUMBERED RITES OF EITHER AS DESIRABLE OR AT LEAST REFUSES TO MODEL THEM? JUST WONDERING

BOMBSHELL! POPE FRANCIS NAMES ARCHBISHOP José Rodriguez Carballo ofm AS THE PREFECT FOR RELIGIOUS ORDERS EVEN THOUGH HE WEARS THIS! SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST!


Some unique Byzantine vesture of the Eastern Orthodox:




And now many would like to contrast Pope Francis' austere vestments to others in the Church to hold up one for ridicule and the other as better. I wonder if they would do the same thing for the above photos, ridicule them?





MY MOST HUMBLE AND OPEN TO VARIOUS LEGITIMATE TRADITIONS OPINION OF THE VARIOUS ORTHODOX CHURCHES AND OUR VERY OWN TRADITIONS:

I don't think any form of legitimate expressions of the Church's liturgy should be mocked or insulted, except for those that are mocking and insulting and completely out of place in our traditions.

Everything above is fine and within the limits of our traditions, but this?