Allowing homosexual priests to run wild and molest in Ireland has led to this. There is no respect for morality anymore.
I agree.After that scandal, the Chucrh has no moral standing to speak on these issues.Thus,a tide of corruption.
If the Catholic Church was teaching the Holy Bible instead of the “traditions of men” which Jesus warned against in Mark 7:9-13, then possibly things would have turned out differently. I don’t believe that I’ve ever heard of a Church official referencing Romans 1:25-27 or 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 for example, corrections welcome.
To say that abusive priests has led to this is not enough, though it played a part. With most of the Christian world, including Catholics, embracing contraception, sex becomes about pleasure and not procreation. If sex is only about pleasure, what’s the argument against gay marriage? One can quote Romans 1 at Mass or during a service, but for the unchurched one must also say that abortion/homosexual acts and birth control are contrary to the natural law and that this is knowable by reason alone.