"The small faith group and sharing with each other seemed to have a greater impact on these candidates then just a private meeting with the priest to learn about Catholic doctrines. They saw the faith of the group coming out, the work of Christ being made present. If a person was already quite active in their Protestant faith - but decided to convert, then I could see that RCIA wouldn't be necessary, as perhaps in your case. But many "converts" that come to us are not active in their church of origin, either." Part of the problem is that apparently that in my parish, the RCIA class was not well founded, and part is probably due to the fact that by the time I actually entered inquiry, I had done enough background study on my own that I didn't need the class. VERY LITTLE was taught on real Catholic doctrine. It was all very nebulous, "hand-wavy", and "touchy-feely" with some not-very-deep study of the scriptures.
Part of the problem is that apparently that in my parish, the RCIA class was not well founded, and part is probably due to the fact that by the time I actually entered inquiry, I had done enough background study on my own that I didn't need the class. VERY LITTLE was taught on real Catholic doctrine. It was all very nebulous, "hand-wavy", and "touchy-feely" with some not-very-deep study of the scriptures. I hear a lot of people whom I correspond with here say that. It saddens me that so many RCIA programs are lacking. I am not sure why that is... If more people taught from Scripture and the Catechism, rather than liberal books or their own opinions of how the Church should be run, perhaps things would be better for many RCIA programs. It certainly shouldn't be a place to enlist an agenda. Did a priest run the RCIA program at your church, or a lay person?
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