[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

What about meeting your ‘flock’ at a restaurant or a private house and preaching there?

Most priests are moderates, or social democrats. I attribute this to the Church's tax-exempt status in the West. The leadership has it soft, and has been coopted.

The Church is always vital where it's persecuted, such as in China, or where it hasn't been coopted, such as in Africa.

[Biggirl]

What is a “coopted” ? Thank-you!