Well you must be in the minority of Catholics then. Most Catholics tossed away their principles a long time ago. Whether it's divorce, birth control, abortion, no meat on Fridays, etc., etc., most Catholics show up in church on Sundays (if they show up at all) in shorts and sneakers and do what they damn well please the rest of the week, despite what the Vatican says.
Speaking of the Vatican, even the Pope is now yapping about "global warming" and saying that "unfettered" capitalism is a sin or some such nonsense.
If that's seen as Catholic-bashing, it's not my intent. But being how the standards have fallen so far, I don't see anybody getting worked up about communion being referred to as a little wine and a little cracker.
I tossed the organization of Catholicsm a long time ago. But I still abide by the book to the degree I can.
My parish dresses appropriately, does not eat meat on Friday, does not use artificial birth control, etc. Oh, and they show up to worship the Almighty and Eternal Father on Sundays and Holy Days. Please do not pretend that you know all of us.
“Well you must be in the minority of Catholics then. Most Catholics tossed away their principles a long time ago. Whether it’s divorce, birth control, abortion, no meat on Fridays, etc., etc., most Catholics show up in church on Sundays (if they show up at all) in shorts and sneakers and do what they damn well please the rest of the week, despite what the Vatican says”.
If you’re not a Catholic let me be the first to tell you you don’t know what in the world you’re talking about.
If you are a Catholic I have these words for you.
“All the world’s evil is due to lukewarm Catholics”.
Pope Pius V