I married a catholic and have gone to mass every Sunday since then in 4 states. Not once have the congreation of any of the churches been told a single moral absolute during my attendence.
Does your catholic church teach homosexuality is a sin, theft, adultry, abortion, unmarried cohabitation, etc.? When was the last time they were mentioned from the pulpit at your church? When I go they pick a verse and give a nice talk about what it means while avoiding moral absolutes. Or, the priest will relay a story about how God is all around us, God loves us, etc.
I suggest you start holding the CC to a higher standard and stop making excuses for their mealy mouthed attempt to avoid offending anyone in attendence.
You need to go to a better parish with other like-minded Catholics, let the PC people do what they do. Get thee to a conservative parish!
....your original comment was that it was tough for people tounderstand morality when it’s in a different language...for your information, the teaching elements of the Mass (readings, sermon, etc.) are done in the vernacular in the EF; also, it was mentioned that the translations of the Mass are available in missals (which are provided for free at the EF I attend...
You originally mentioned nothing about the lack of grit in the Catholic liturgical message...you developed that meme after your original point was decimated...
I suggest you stop accusing me of "making excuses", and go out and read the freeping manual [catechism]. It's crystal clear if you bother to read the book.
I honestly don't have a lot of patience with (educated, adult) Catholics who expect to sit on their hind ends for an hour every Sunday and have the faith spoon-fed to them like they were babies. If you can read a book to understand how to do your job, you can read a book to understand what your religion teaches, and why. Which is more important, after all -- heaven, or your pay check?
Does your catholic church teach homosexuality is a sin, theft, adultry, abortion, unmarried cohabitation, etc.?
It's in the book.
When was the last time they were mentioned from the pulpit at your church?
Actually, I heard a fine sermon on exactly those topics about a month ago at a church I normally don't attend because it's too liberal!!! (It was during the Nashville flood; I couldn't get to my regular parish.)
And because many of his parishioners couldn't make it to Mass that weekend because of the flood, the pastor printed his sermon up and mailed it to each of them.