A reasonable rationale, perhaps?

When Adam Cardinal Maida of the Archdiocese of Detroit authorized the celebration of the indult Tridintine liturgy at St. Josaphat Church (right) beginning October 3, 2004, he observed:

"Those dioceses which have allowed the Tridentine liturgy hve experienced a rebirth of evangelization and outreach to a variety of people, especially those who felt alienated from the Church because of the liturgical renewal of Vatican II." (The Michigan Catholic [Sept. 24, 2004], p. 9)

Hey, why not? This way, everybody's happy: those who want a hootenanny performance can do their thing, and those who want the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite can do theirs. So what's to loose? A "free market" approach to liturgical alternatives might even help clean up the Novus Ordo.