We go to Mass to worship Jesus and receive his body and blood. Don’t like the homily? Follow your conscience. I, for one, if confronted with a homily like that, will sit quietly and address the pastor as I leave the church. Or, will make an appointment to meet with him privately. Will write a letter to the Bishop or ask to meet with the Bishop. The Church has been around for 2000+ years, and will long outlive us. As far as scandals, The Church is made up of men who, though touched by God, are nonetheless men therefore fallible and sinful (as we all are, Lord knows) as is evidenced in the numerous scandals that have plagued the Church since the beginning of time. Look at Peter...after telling Jesus he loved Him, he denied Him three times, but was STILL given the keys and the awesome responsibility of building the Church. Jesus loves us immensely and asks us to trust and follow him. He does not guarantee that men won’t make mistakes, like advocating for breaking the law, but guarantees eternal life if we will trust in him and follow him. Yes, the Church membership is dwindling, and will probably continue as we become more secular, relativist and the Church allows political correctness to infiltrate the Truth. However, the Church Militant will always be there and we do know how it turns out in the end.
Thank you. We are as fallible and as forgiven as Peter was. We can admit to no more and pray for no less. To think otherwise is to be overshadowed by the darkness which we must all fight against.
“Jesus loves us immensely and asks us to trust and follow him.” and He loves us despite what we have done to fractionalize ourselves from being united in Him.