Many Catholics don’t like the Mass of Pope Paul VI because of the way it is celebrated by priests and congregations. Priests, though, have fomented liturgical abuse, minor and major. Congregations do what their priests allow them to do.
What isn’t a liturgical abuse in the Mass of Pope Paul VI:
1. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
2. Altar girls—although it was accepted after having been a liturgical abuse, meaning they were not allowed but priests allowed it
3. Communion in the hand—although it was born of disobedience, a liturgical abuse
4. A variety of styles of hymns and the manner in which parts of the Mass are chanted is allowed and thus not a liturgical abuse
What is liturgical abuse in the Mass of Pope Paul VI?
1. The priest changing the words of the Mass to suit his tastes. Although, there are certain places where the rubrics does say “in these or similar words” but I think that is only at the introduction of the Penitential Act
2. Forcing people to stand to receive Holy Communion
3. Forcing people to receive Holy Communion on the hand
4. Communicants receiving Holy Communion in the hand in a way that is not prescribed—very common today
5. The priest praying prayers as though he is proclaiming them to the congregation—overacting as he does, especially at the consecration of the Bread and Wine
6. The priest not wearing proper vestments and at time no vestments
Any others?
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