I wasn’t referring so much to a “nuclear family” of a father, mother and young children. It was this idea of a large family of adult brothers, sisters, spouses, etc. doing it all at once, especially within throughout a neighborhood. If what Dr. E. mentioned is true, the local priest was obviously doing something very wrong.
No .. you can't hold priests responsible for proper catechesis of all their parishioners. Give credit to a society and psychologists that place greater strain on the individual to enjoy life. Let's face it, most Catholics are poorly catechized. In my diocese, the bishop has now made religious education optional, except when the child has chosen to receive a Sacrament. In that case, the onus is on the parents to pick up the prescribed books and educate the child at home. Yes, you read that correctly.
Since our parish does not fall under his guidance, we have taken a very strong approach to religious education for our children. Even so, I have to call the families each week to remind them about classes. The parents are also ignorant of their faith - something I am now pursuing in terms of adult education. Our priest uses his homilies to educate but unfortunately, those in the pews oftentimes tune out what they don't want to hear. And they don't want to hear about marriage vs living together, no artificial contraception, no gay marriage, the need to attend Mass weekly, etc.
As I said in my previous post, it is so much easier to leave the Catholic Church and adhere to some protestant sect that elevates the Bible and allows for artificial contraception. The majority of converts to the Catholic Church are theologians who have studied the bible and read the Early Church Fathers. They make up the great influx into the Church of Jesus Christ vs the simple individual who wants to be his own pope.