I have began to really wonder if the bunch we talk to here are members of the same Catholic Church I have known throughout my lifetime. I suspect we should take that as a compliment, no?
How do the non-Catholics on this board compare to those you have known (not your small-group, just others you have met at church)?
I agree the non-catholics know about as much about their faith as catholics know about theirs. I am appalled sometimes at the questions that are asked by the "old timers" in our Sunday school class. But I have to say that at my church it is becasue those people are not listening, or just do not want to accept the truth, because in the three years I have been there the truth is being taught without apologies, which is as it should be. Jesus was not bashful when making his points, if it hacked someone off well it just hacked them off. I have heard preaching were the absolutes were so vague you weren't sure they were absolute.
Becky