This in a nutshell explains why the last two generations of Catholics have NO CLUE about the actual teachings of the Church. They have been fed this bilge by the liberals schooled at the Theology programs of Notre Dame, Boston College, St. Bonaventure etc. who have been running parish Religious Ed. programs. Thankfully there are many orthodox priests who are now coming of an age where THEY are in charge of Diocesan Relig. Ed. and are getting rid of the feminazi nuns and AmChurch type libs who have been running these programs for years. They are hiring folks from places like The Franciscan Univ. of Steubenville who are being taught the truth of Catholic teachings and are on fire to bring it to parishes around the country.
So even though many are in pain right now, I see some good ultimately coming from this.
Interesting. I was just reading a mention about Steubenville this evening.
I believe that the overriding reason for the failure to teach authentic Catholic beliefs and to enforce the teaching thereof is: cowardice. God and God thru Christ will us to lead lives of purity and sinlessness. When it comes to those areas where our strong (and sometimes difficult to control) desires conflict with the demand for holiness on our part, our priests, from the Pope on down, and who would live 'in persona Christi,' fear to face those great multitudes who wish to give precedence to their desires. When it comes to fornicaton, homosexual acts, abortion for convenience' sake, giving up or scaling back confession, and other hard doctrines, our Church has in many cases abdicated. For many priests, the cowardice manifests itself in the desire to be popular. And the same manifests itself at the top as well - when high prelates consider the numbers of supposed Catholics who might pull out if they were actually confronted with their sins, as well as the nature of sin itself (so conveniently swept under the rug these days). Our Church has shown itself to be chock full of raging cowards. And they have brought pain, shame, and horrific suffering to many. It's hardly surprising, given that any pulling away from God and holiness (though we are all tempted to do so)will eventually have seriously bad results. When you read the Gospels, Christ never wavered a centimeter from professing the true word of God. He did not care how those around him criticized. He was not afraid to speak God's truth and to let the (dire) consequences fall where they might. For those who seek to live 'in persona Christi,' it seems courage would be the order of the day, not rank cowardice. The priests of our Church have too often forgotten who it is they represent.