"Hot Pants & Strobe Lights" in Catholic Churches

Why is it that we're almost a tenth of the way through this century and the Catholic church seems more out of touch than ever over the last 40 years.

After John Paul II died I had high hopes for more liberalization within the Church but that certainly hasn't come to pass under Pope Benedict, if anything things seem to be going in the opposite direction.

From the Telegraph (UK)...

Priests at the meeting, held in the Diocese of Leeds, were told to question whether it was appropriate to say "good morning" once the priest was on the altar and had made the sign of the cross.

Following the meeting, some priests in the diocese told their congregations that they would no longer greet them in an informal manner at the start of services.

A spokesman for the diocese said: "The review of the liturgy is looking at whether there are elements of the service that have become a bit too distracting.

"It is a debate that has been going on in the Church for a long time – are we doing a cabaret or are we actually celebrating the Eucharist?

"The fear is that if some guidance is not given and general decisions are not put down, the interpretation of the liturgy leads to unsuitable things, like strobe lights and girls in hotpants. The aim of the new translation is to bring more dignity to the service."

How you get from "good morning" or "hello" to "strobe lights and girls in hotpants" is beyond me.