[maryz]

Unfortunately, the nun that ran our program was worthless as far as helping me with my issues. She was a radical feminist, yet a sweet lady but couldn’t defend anything from scripture. . . . She would say things like Catholics don’t believe all of the events in the Gospels really happened. I wanted to get scriptural support for Catholic teachings on Mary and the Pope and instead I received a continuous stream of negative views on the papacy and how the church was unfair to women. . . . Today I tell people to read the Catechism and take what they hear in RCIA programs with a grain of salt.

Makes me wonder how many converts are out there in spite of RCIA rather than because of it!

Good article! Thanks for posting!

[CatholicTim]

Thanks for your kind words. My radical feminist sister friend is in her 60s. Most of the feminist dissodent crowd that I have met are close to retirement age. Fortuntely, just like the new priests, most of the thriving younger religious orders are orthodox. It is only a matter of time when we will start to see improvement. For whatever reason many priests refuse to monitor their religious education programs at their local parishes.

With Pope Benedict 16, a new spring-time is coming. :-)

[karnage]

My RCIA class at St. Monica’s in Santa Monica CA was wonderful. Joined the Church in ‘92, have never looked back. I love it!

[IrishBrigade]

Makes me wonder how many converts are out there in spite of RCIA rather than because of it!...

...I understand your concern on this matter, but my RCIA was quite positive, providing me with an excellent means of relating to the existing body of parishioners and those who came into the Church with me. I was so impressed I now work on the RCIA team doing whatever I can do to further the Church’s mission, and actually find it more rewarding than my own conversion.