Sir,  we can debate slavery, etc, but one thing I am not is a "traditionalist."  

You, like most of the dissident liberals confuse and conflate conservatism with traditionalism.  You assume that conservative Catholics all like the Romish pageantry, bells and smells, Latin, chant, etc.  Not all conservative Catholics are high church, sir. I am conservative, but I admit, I do not have the appreciation for the pageantry that the traditionalist have.  As far as the traditionalists are concerned, that makes places you and me on the same plane!  They would consider me no better than you or any other dissident.  Don't get me wrong--I am not saying I like the flower power hippie masses of the 70's either--but I can do without the complicated pageantry.  I have always thought our worship was inspired by Rube Goldberg.  

Pope Benedict--was not conservative, he was progressive--center left, but he was was in to the pageantry.  Because of that, a lot of people assumed he was conservative.