Interesting observation!!!!!!!!!
While I was still in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale, I lived with a Catholic roommate. Now, I'm Episcopalian (courtesy of Henry VIII), so our liturgy was very similar. The exception is no Pope, just Bishops (Episcopal means having bishops). On a Christmas Eve we dicided to go to Christmas Eve midnight services in our respective religions. He dropped me off at an Episcopal Church where we lived and he went on the the Catholic Church he regularly attended. After the services, we related our experiences. Very interesting indeed.......
I should have been suspicious immediately when the sign in front of the church mentioned "mass" instead of "service". As I entered, there was Holy Water available. I have never encountered that in any Episcopal Church. Then they had a "Mary's Altar". I had never seen that either. There were votive candles in front of that altar. The priest used incense during the service. Very rare in the Episcopal Church. After the service, I found out he had been a Roman Catholic priest, but left the church to marry. He attended our seminary to learn our liturgy and became an Episcopal priest. He fit in with the parish he served as that's exactly what they wanted.
Now we switch to my roommate. He said they had an new assistant priest in his parish. He was a retired Episcopal priest and was married........He spoke with several women in his church and they seemed to really like him. He was able to relate as he was married and he said the women liked his wife. He told me there was a shortage of Catholic priests and were accepting married clergy from the Episcopal Church
I was amazed at the switch in our respective churches. Can any Roman Catholics comment?
Also, I live now in a small community, actually between two small communities. Each town has an very active Catholic Church. Because of the shortage of priests, one serves both parishes. Now there is also a Traditional Catholic Church in the area. They bought the Lutheran Church and parsonage when the Lutherans built a new church. The practice the Latin Mass. I know from talking with some parishoners, Rome does not really recognize them. Any comments on this?
DK or Maral?