I have just been on Facebook and it appears it has been updated... again. I'm not opposed to updating and revising, but some people are so against it; some even set up groups protesting the changes. They decry the need for change, that the new version makes no sense, people won't understand and will turn away. I can't help but draw a comparison to some people bemoaning the revision of the English translation of the Roman Missal. Some set up groups, again making the same claims that people won't understand, people don't want it, etc. but the fact is, like with Facebook, people will forget soon enough what the previous version was like. Comparing the reaction to a revised Facebook layout with a revised English translation of the Missal is not a perfect analogy, but then again what analogy ever is? People don't like change, whether it's Mass translations, Facebook layouts, or the new aisle where herbs and spices in the supermarket are located, but that's life isn't it?
Benedicite.

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