That may be a bit harsh. Getting the youth involved in the Church and worship is commendable. It's important to everyone, especially when young, to feel you're an important part of something bigger than yourself. It strengthens one in their mission and walk. To the extent it also serves to encourage, recruit and train future clergy is a good thing. Granted, the Romanists may have corrupted the institution for their own ends but the concept, in itself, is sound and worthy.
Yes, THAT goal is wonderful.
The question is still reasonable . . . it’s quite plausible that . . . various individuals in the hierarchy had . . . uhhh . . . at least mixed motives.
And the above isn't a bit harsh?
Like it or not, the world knows the hierarchy of the Catholic Church as Christians. Apparently, not too many people care whether or not someone is guilty because they believe that Christ would permit the only Christian Church the world knew for fifteen hundred plus years to thrive on the molesting of little boys the whole time. They must because the accusation is unworthy of comment.
Now there’s a wonderful testament to the power of the Lord. He can't seem to do anything about the largest Christian Church on earth and hasn't been able to do anything for two thousand plus years. Excuse me, I mean for fifteen hundred years he was incapable of doing anything. Five hundred years ago there was a split that generated thousands of different churches in accordance with Christ praying that His church be as one, and that's what he did about it. I gotcha. Jim Jones, David Koresh, and fifty thousand like him in this country alone, is what He did about it after only fifteen centuries.
It's no wonder that more people are atheist and agnostic these days and many fall away from the Faith. It's not a sign of the looming great escape, it's proof that huge numbers of those who claim to be defending the faith don't even know which spirit is leading them in their efforts. Spreading clearly anti-Christ propaganda is sport to a lot of folks who may or may not even realize what they're doing. There's going to be a forest of folks hoisted on their on petard sometime soon and they won't be able to understand how the Lord could let it happen to them.
Regards