[johnb2004]

It would be no better. Because the laity have been so poorly fed by so many priests who preach the social gospel only, we have little authentic catechesis. How many consciences are properly formed today? I am not being sarcastic. Do you think most who attend mass form their consciences to the teachings of the Church?


The Church needs more faithful men to answer Christ's call. That can only occur if more good men like Burke are put into place. For too long we have had swishy, compromising bishops that go along to get along. Hardly inspiring to a young man. Who would want to dedicate their life to a role model like Mahoney, Clark, Hubbard, etc?

If we want more priests, then we all need to reform ourselves. We need more manly priests who stand out as dedicated to Christ, not just social workers and politicians.

[sitetest]

Dear johnb2004,

When I was younger, I was much more concerned about the inadequate catechesis of the laity.

In recent years, I've read the complaints of Pope St. Pius X regarding the abysmal catechesis of the laity of his time, and problems that have afflicted the Church throughout our history. I've come to the conclusion that many of the problems which we experience today in the Church either have been with us always, or recur from time to time.

That doesn't mean that we oughtn't try to repair what is broken. It does mean that we have to try to keep things in perspective.


sitetest