If the Tridentine Rite is still being observed at the next millennium, it will likely be seen as a curiosity. At any rate, time will indeed tell. Thanks, Mike, for more thoughts on reform. I'm not too fazed by your labels, though some are somewhat true for me, many also apply to much of Roman orthodoxy. Being Roman Catholic and American, I confess my influence there for a good degree of rationalism.
Rational efforts lie at the heart of projects such as the catechism or the liturgical reform.
There is nothing inherently wrong with this, as long as a balanced perspective is maintained. As a musician, I don't worry too much about my intellect getting me out of balance from the spiritual or the beautiful. I'd rather sing the communion song than count heads or hosts. But I do wonder about the neo-orthodox at times. An excessive attitude toward law, obedience, and uniformity is exceedingly unhealthy, whether it be Tridentine or Curial.