"Now would be a good time to purchase her a Catechism of the Catholic Church. In fact, pick up two! Your friend obviously needs to read it too."
Nobody reads the thing. It's like everything else that emanates from Rome nowadays--words, words, words, volumes upon volumes of supposed teachings--much of these fairly orthodox, all of them tepid. But actions speak much louder than words--and these tell a different story. The Pope has yet to show much interest in reforming his corrupt and apostate hierarchy, for instance--or even to try to keep himself from elevating such men. His zeal is for praying with animists and kissing Korans. Why should it surprise us if his subordinates have picked up on this? Everybody gets to join in the love fest that follows--witchdoctors, mullahs, Hindu priests. The only people excluded are Catholic Traditionalists.
I agree.