Perhaps - still so many with unorthodox views on abortion and other issues that do not seem to be compatible with the tenets/canons, etc. Throw a Francis into the mix and even more chaos ensues.
I started life as a Catholic and never heard the message and ended up a self-styled agnostic for decades until I heard the message and embraced Christ from a visit to a non-denominational church.
I believe the Catholic Church has probably harvested more souls than any other religion but some of us need to hear a more "Bible-pure" version of things to finally grasp the Good News of the Gospel. Some of us get lost in all the other stuff and just need a "Jesus loves me, this I know, because the Bible tells me so" approach.
I also grew up when Mass was in Latin and knew all the correct responses without knowing what I was responding to or what I was saying - recognized a string of sounds and responded with another.
I also grew up when Mass was in Latin and knew all the correct responses without knowing what I was responding to or what I was saying - recognized a string of sounds and responded with another.
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I’ve heard that lament countless times, and have always wondered how it is that those who make it managed to miss the English translation of the Latin that in almost all Daily/Sunday missals appeared on every recto page opposite the Latin.