Catholics Who Don't Think Like Catholics

Karl Keating's e-letter ^ | 12/10/03 | Karl Keating

[Aquinasfan]

Karl is right on the money.

[Aquinasfan]

In his e-letter Karl Keating summarizes the sad state of affairs in the Church, and proposes a solution: the cold, hard truth.

[Pyro7480]

Ping!

[polemikos]

Direct article link
http://www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_031209.asp

[johnb2004]

I like Karl. He is always on target. This letter should be placed in every parish bulletin every week for the next 20 years. In fact, it should be read at mass.

[conservonator]

What they tell me is that the Church in this country has failed in its first task, which is instruction in the faith. If the folks in the pews don't know their religion, they can't practice it.

Amen, Amen, Amen! After 16 years of "Catholic" education I was ill prepared to understand, explain or defend the faith. This is, of course, a failure on several fronts: the Church failed to instruct, my parents failed to instruct and I failed to take the initiative to investigate a faith I claimed to hold.

How many have we lost to ignorance in exchange for those gained from adopting un, non, and even anti-Catholic practices.

Some of our shepherds are feeding the flock the Word and others are feeding the flock their word.

[FormerLib]

Reminds me of the old adage that Church "needs to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable."

[Aquinasfan]

After 16 years of "Catholic" education I was ill prepared to understand, explain or defend the faith.

Me too. I spent my twenties trying to undo the damage that had been done in the previous 12 years of public schooling, CCD, and 4 years of college.

[Aquinasfan]

Thanks for the link. I recommend signing up for the e-letter. It's always good.

[Aquinasfan]

Are there really that few of us?

Yes. I know very few Catholics who accept the Church's teaching on birth control. Many active Catholics in our parish accept cohabitation and believe that someday women will be ordained. And about half don't seem to have a problem with voting for candidates who support abortion or homosexual marriage.

[Jesusfreak101]

I think this article should be Christian who act like Christians. I grew up in Catholic Churches, and it was not until I left the Catholic Church in 97 that I learned what it was to beleive.

[Aquinasfan]

that I learned what it was to beleive.

Which is what?

[NYer]

And they need to lose congregants. They will know when they're saying what needs to be said when they see some people walk out of church.

Won't happen! And those good priests who do deliver the truth are, themselves, kicked out of their own parishes. I'm referring to Father Paul Weinberger in Dallas, TX.

Love of Latin has created controversy in Dallas parish

Catholic Ping - let me know if you want on/off this list

[nickcarraway]

I'd like to see the Catholic opinions broken down by Mass attendance.

[franky]

"Instead of trimming their remarks to pacify (or somnabulize) their congregations, bishops and priests need to go on the offensive. They need to be blunt about the necessity of subscribing to all Catholic teachings, particularly moral teachings, since assent is weakest there. They need to talk in black and white to get people's attention. They need to focus on the hard sayings instead of on the usual fluff."

After watching the Bishops conference in Washington, I wonder how aggressive they will be. I just got the feeling that they were more concerned about their images that will befall them when the February report comes out on the scandal than in any particular strong moral leadership..

[NeoCaveman]

I'd like to see the Catholic opinions broken down by Mass attendance.

I suspect the answers would be better, but not a whole lot better, I fear.

[american colleen]

I suspect the answers would be better, but not a whole lot better, I fear.

I know many daily Mass goers who support "a woman's choice", the gay lifestyle, priestesses. Upon reflection, that would be the majority of daily Mass goers. Codicil - I live in Massachusetts.