One thing that he does not go into detail about is the fact, at least in my not so humble opinion, that the NO Mass lacks the catechetical content of the Old Rite. My Name Saint, John Chrysostomos, was once asked how to teach someone the Faith. He said to take them to Liturgy for a year. That is still true in the East, and it was true in the West, but in the West today, if there is little catechetical content in the 'homily' (which is often the case), a person could go to Mass for years and know little more than when he started.
All of that said, as I have pointed out before, I live in the Diocese of Lincoln. The only one of the things I listed above that I have to endure is the translation. I am blessed!
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