I agree it would be very satisfying and instructive to have the Church publicly condemn CINO’s. Unfortunately, what we are faced with now is a generation that has had poor Catholic instruction and has no framework to analyze issues upon.
The only solution now for our Church is to begin re-teaching the basics to the next generation. We’ve got to do better about being clear about Church teaching. We don’t need to condemn; if we teach them right, they will know how to assess people who are Catholic in name only.
Time for bed! Goodnight all!
“I agree it would be very satisfying and instructive to have the Church publicly condemn CINO’s. Unfortunately, what we are faced with now is a generation that has had poor Catholic instruction and has no framework to analyze issues upon.”
That’s exactly why they should be publicly called out as having excommunicated themselves.
“The only solution now for our Church is to begin re-teaching the basics to the next generation. We’ve got to do better about being clear about Church teaching. We don’t need to condemn; if we teach them right, they will know how to assess people who are Catholic in name only.”
I don’t think you can be clear on Church teaching without telling folks that their public actions (support/promotion of baby butchery and publicly stating this support is cool with the Church) have separated themselves from the Body of Christ. And it’s completely up to the person(s) called out if they will be let back in. They just need to repent and publicly change their ways.
I completely agree about the seeming edjumcation level of most Catholics—bishops quit teaching. I doubt if most Catholics have heard of latia sententia whateveria excommunication much less the concept. That’s why they should stand up and teach now. It’s not a hard concept: baby butchery is not cool with the Church. And no, I don’t reckon we should depend on a more informed generation of Catholics, although it’s something we should strive for. I really believe that the fact that the US Church is tolerating Catholic pols who dig baby butchery will be looked back at as a scandal dwarfing the homosexualist priest scandal.
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