This what happens when the theology of Schillebeeckx, the influential Dutch dissident Cathoilic, takes root: it ends in emptiness of all sorts, especially empty pews.
That plus the Dutch gay priest and child molestation crisis.
“Last Friday, Archbishop of Utrecht Wim Eijk held a press conference to apologize for the abuse of tens of thousands of children in Catholics institutions in the Netherlands. The abuse was documented in a report that covered the year 1945 onward.”
“While Catholics form only a minority of 27% in the largely secular Netherlands, it appears that their institutions are responsible for a high proportion of the country’s sexual abuse.”
“According to a report released yesterday, 86% of the population in the heavily Catholic province of Brabant have lost virtually all their faith in the institution.”
Priests have done more damage to the faith than anything else. They betrayed a sacred trust by abusing children and by leadership covering it up.