We need a reformation of the clergy; we need priest who believe in Hell (and don’t mind saying so) and who believe Christ is present in the Eucharist. When so many of them don’t believe, why would anyone else?
In some ways I really liked the old priests who were unflinching in their descriptions of hell and Satan. “the wages of sin is death” is not a phrase any clergy should be uncomfortable with. Sorry, kids it’s in the book.
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