Excellent video.
From the title, I thought this was going to be about Carly Fiorina in last night’s debate.
Carly was the adult in the room!
Within the Catholic Church, this commendable goal was sabotaged by Vatican Council II. Out of the Council came many "lay ministries," e.g., lay people who were given roles in the Mass: lector, communion distributor, etc. In short, we were encouraged to become "little priests," in the name of "empowerment." But it didn't empower us. It completely ignored our true vocation, to become a leaven in society. Our true vocation lies outside the church building, not inside it. The priest brings Christ into the world, through consecrating the Eucharist. Our job is to take Christ into the world, in our families, our jobs, our political activity, etc.
The high divorce rate is a myth, though it is one reason why so many refuse to marry and causes others to divorce because when you’re having some trouble you just know (wrongly) that it will end so quit.
Per Shanti Feldhahn
“And while some of the bad news is accurate (for example, 41% of children are born out of wedlock), many of the most demoralizing beliefs just aren’t true.
While some high risks groups (like those married as teenagers) may have a 50% divorce rate, ... one of the most meaningful statistics is the one I mentioned earlier: 72% of people are still married to their first spouse.
And from: http://psychcentral.com/lib/the-myth-of-the-high-rate-of-divorce/
The commonly quoted numbers are overstated myths, the more accurate numbers reflect complex factors, and that our society really has two very separate divorce rates, a lower rate (by half) for college-educated women who marry after the age of 25 and a much higher rate for poor, primarily minority women who marry before the age of 25 and do not have a college degree.
It is now clear that the divorce rate in first marriages probably peaked at about 40 percent for first marriages around 1980 and has been declining since to about 30 percent in the early 2000s. In short, this means 70% succeed.