I guess it's legit after all.

The motu proprio taking the shackles off the Mass of Bl. John XXIII, that is.

You may have noticed, but I never blogged about it once. Really--run a search on it.

I kept recycling stale jokes at other people's (i.e., Steve Skojec) blogs, but I refused to blog about it here. Bullwinkle's magic hat, Lucy and the football--choose your metaphor for dashed expectations.

Now that it's here: good. Glad it's for real. An undeniable positive.

But.

Let me apply this handy firehose full of cold water: Never, ever underestimate the creative power of unhappy bureaucrats. Especially those trained in the Catholic tradition.