http://southernorderspage.blogspot.com/2014/08/pope-francis-approves-of-elimination-of.html
Personally, I hate the party atmosphere the "kiss of peace" creates. After the Our Father, I want to pray and get ready for receiving Communion as well as adoring the Lord and God.
Here is an excerpt from this blog I check regularly:
As I mentioned before, Pope Francis hides his personality during Mass
and become very ad orientem even when celebrating the Mass facing the
congregation. He doesn't like antics or abuse during Mass and applause
for him as pope has ceased during his Masses. For example even during
Pope Benedict's time, there was all kind of applause as the pope entered
for Mass at St. Peter's and Pope Benedict would gesture and acknowledge
those doing so thus encouraging it. Pope Francis is self-enclosed as he
enters for Mass and the applause has ceased!
So I suspect we will see more from Pope Francis as he strives to clean
up liturgical abuses. I think we will also see in the future a revised
Roman Missal allowing what the Anglican Use Mass has recently
incorporated in its liturgical options in the appendix: The restoration
of the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar, the Offertory Prayers of the EF
Mass and the Last Gospel as well as revised rubrics for the Roman Canon
similar to the EF's rubrics. These options were approved by Pope
Francis too!
