Tridentine vs Novus Ordo

There is one sure way to start a discussion/argument within catholic circles and that is to mention the loss of the tridentine rite mass. At Roman Catholic Blog a spirited discussion is taking place on the merits of either form of worship.

Now how one chooses to worship, (either the novus ordo or tridentine), if done with reverence should not matter. However, I think what the underlying criticism made of the novus ordo, is the loss of reverence experienced since Vatican II. It seems that the until recently, those Catholics who wanted the church to change her positions on items such as abortion and gay marriage, had been winning the spin control on this. Thus Vatican II was used to support these positions when in fact Vatican II never supported them.

Now I personaly have never attended a tridentine mass, (though I'd love to) but from what I've heard others say, that mass inspired more reverence than those that attend the local parish folk mass. Not that the folk mass is bad. A folk mass can inspire reverence if approached properly. The problem is, that the tridentine mass had elements that reminded people (such as Latin) that there were things greater than they. An example is the loss of the alter rail. This loss accompanied the loss in the belief in the real presence. The fact that people did not feel the need to kneel and bow to our Lord is lost to most. I know its not a direct one to one corrolation, but a link does exist. The removal of those reminders has hurt our faith, not in there direct loss, but in what they held together.