Posted on 07/22/2007 8:50:56 PM PDT by Salvation
Yes that is it’s present state. But I’m talking about years down the line when the next Charlemagne comes to Europe’s rescue.
That has happened to me in person too!
I think it all takes time. The Pope is replacing many bishops from the Bernardin era with orthodox bishops.
** Europe recovering it’s faith and being rebuilt as a truly Christian nation again.**
This too, will take lots of time. Pray for Europe right now.
I saw that too, but decided not to ping him. God bless you.
Wow. What a shame that he’s not contributing to the discussion now.
Although not a member of the Church (haven’t been for years), it used to appall me how the Church would push immigration and natural birth, but do NOTHING in terms of outreach to evangelize in the United States. This appears to be changing.
**To make a long and horrible story short, the DRE wanted suggestions to improve the parish to come from the Protestant churches in the area. Any suggestion of Catholic (like an explaination of the sacraments by the Knights of Columbus inserted in the bulletin) was poo-pooed.**
Huh! I hope more people vote with their feet and tell the priest why.
In my judgment, it is changing. Look at all the Catholics here on FR! Many of our ping lists are lloonngg.
I wonder how many there are? It would be interesting to know, I think.
Didn’t know that at all.
I have a membership at Catholic Answers. I’ve asked the apologists three questions. They answered one. I’ve never participated on the forum, but I do read it. It seems like some of the posters there are liberal Catholics. For example, it seemed there were some supporting homosexuality. I also read posts from Catholics who seem to really know their faith. Overall, though, the best Catholics I have found are right here at FR.
**Overall, though, the best Catholics I have found are right here at FR.**
My opinion too! We tend to keep each other in line. I am always asking for advice from a couple of them.
Every Church in our area seemed to be liberal at one time. A few years ago we got a new Bishop and although he was considered a liberal by some in his old diocese, compared to what we had this Bishop seems very strict. Thirty years of “anything goes” from the old Bishop, however, has left the area I live in a wasteland — you shoulda seen the religious ed. I received, after I was done I don’t reckon that the Unitarians woulda took me. Hopefully this will change under the new Bishop, who isn’t especially conservative, but does enforce church teaching (I hope he doesn’t realize what he could get away with around here if he wanted to...).
Freegards
Yeah, I think you are right — but Catholics shouldn’t have to wait THIRTY YEARS or so for bad teachers to be corrected/removed. Waiting THIRTY YEARS only entrenches those elements that bad Bishops teach amongst the laity, to the point that the laity will not even realize that something is wrong with their understanding of the faith.
Freegards
Actually, a lot of Catholics here are more conservative than I am when it comes to the Tridentine Mass. I think it is wonderful the Pope brought it back, but I enjoy the Mass in English a lot. My favorite Mass is a youth Mass at one local Church that has a youth, contemporary choir (drums and guitars). My dad doesn’t like it as well because he is more traditional. However, I love it. I always feel very close to the Lord when I go to that Mass.
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