(OR) Explain the difference between the actions and words of these "good" Catholics who maintain such a low birth rate?
Maybe they’re “good” Catholics in need of some soul searching.
Exactly. The RCC teaches and the "faithful" do what they damned please. Your smug reply "Church Teaches", to Becky concerning adoration/veneration/worship of Mary falls into this same category. It is what the people do that is significant, not what "we teach". That is nothing but a disingenuous copout.
The RCC doesn't "teach" that Mary should be "worshipped" yet hundreds of millions of people do just that. Something is wrong with this picture.
In anticipation of your demand for me to "prove it", I have a list. Just give me your shipping address and be prepared to pay the shipping charges.
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Exactly. The RCC teaches and the "faithful" do what they damned please. Your smug reply "Church Teaches", to Becky concerning adoration/veneration/worship of Mary falls into this same category. It is what the people do that is significant, not what "we teach". That is nothing but a disingenuous copout. There are faithful Catholics who adhere to the teachings, there are lax Catholics who adhere to most of them and there are CINO's who do what they please. You seem to be focusing on the CINO's. I will agree with you there are many of them. BTW the Church doesn’t change its teachings just because its unpopular. That would be a Protestant phenomena.
The RCC doesn't "teach" that Mary should be "worshipped"
Glad we can finally agree on something.
yet hundreds of millions of people do just that. Something is wrong with this picture.
Not true. Since you don't acknowledge the difference between veneration and worship this comment does not surprise me.
In anticipation of your demand for me to "prove it", I have a list. Just give me your shipping address and be prepared to pay the shipping charges.
You can't prove anything unless you can read hearts and know for certainty the interior disposition of a soul. Since I know for a fact that is beyond your capabilities, you can keep your so called proof and file it under misinformation.