Your pastor then, did what a GOOD pastor should do---teach the people what this is all about.  Too many people were presented with changes that were never explained to them by their pastors.  Maybe it was because too many of the pastors didn't understand themselves WHY the changes.  For that---I would blame the bishop [the Ordinary] of the diocese for not doing his part to educate his priests.  Sadly many of them failed their priests, here.  

The process that you outlined here was superb, demonstrating a keen understanding by your pastor, a very wise teacher.