The hierarchy should find out why these Catholic couples simply ignore Church teaching on contraception. Instead of berating them, telling them they're going to hell if they don't do what the Pope says, we need to talk with them.
Perhaps it would also be a good thing to find out why a significant number of clergy don't accept the teaching either.
That is a very diplomatic post.
Because it's hard to live a faithful Catholic life, the narrow gate and all, and it's impossible to live it without the grace of Our Lord.
Instead of berating them, telling them they're going to hell if they don't do what the Pope says,
Oh yeah like that happens.
Perhaps it would also be a good thing to find out why a significant number of clergy don't accept the teaching either.
That's easy, they've lost their faith or they never really had it to begin with. They're apostate.
I think you missed my question on the other thread, so I'll pose it again here. I remember you said before that you do accept the conclusion of HV, but you do not accept its arguments. So what is the reason that you accept it? Perhaps we can use it on the dissenters ;)
###"Instead of berating them, telling them they're going to hell if they don't do what the Pope says, we need to talk with them."###
I have not heard a priest say anyone is going to hell since the last mission I went to 50 years ago.
We start one this Sunday and I hope I hear the statement again.
One of the reasons the laity is lax is because they have been taught that God is all loving and merciful but the laity never hears that God is a just God.
It is why confession lines have 10 people and 300 recieve the Eucharist the next morning. To them they do not sin and besides God forgives me.
"Perhaps it would also be a good thing to find out why a significant number of clergy don't accept the teaching either."
That's easy - a sexual deviant masquerading as a priest is NEVER going to accept the teachiong of the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
SS: It would also be a good idea to find out why "Catholic" clergy who dissent are not run out of the clergy. We can do quite well without them. We will also do a whole lot better without them. Let the purge begin.
Also, if those "Catholic" couples ignore the Teaching Magisterium on contraception, then they are better described as former Catholics or make-believe Catholics or "Catholics" in a persistent state of what certainly appears to be mortal sin. If the priests hearing their confessions (if any) are encouraging them, likewise.
Perhaps it would also be a good thing to find out why a significant number of clergy don't accept the teaching either.
Perhaps you've never read about The End Times and the Great Apostacy.
Dissent on contraception is part of it, as are those who publicly undermine Church teaching on it.