The problem with the Catholic Church today is that it just isn’t ‘Catholic’ anymore.
Heck, it really is not even Christian either.
Just walk around Creighton and you can feel the pink mafia / Jesuit / feminine gay vibes.
It’s done.
However, it did have a good 2000 year run.
Our pathetic country only lasted around 250 years.
Where’s that blue pill?
Note - the church has been through worse
AD 64-67 — the great tribulation when the Pharisees (local scholars) and the Sadducees (temple authorities) AND the ROman state all decided that the Jesus movement should be exterminated.
Diocletian persecution
450 AD to 550 AD The rise of Arian warlords ruling over the Roman peoples in the West.
640 AD - the Arabs taking over the heart of Christendom
1073 - Manzikert plus the destruction of the Holy Church of the Sepulchre
1453
1689
And yet it survived. Not due to anything the Church did. Not due to any bishop or Pope. In fact many times it survived DESPITE the efforts of damned bishops.
It will survive this as well - because Christ wills that His Bride, that the New Jerusalem, that the Kingdom of Heaven will grow, even through setbacks
I note that the instance of youngsters leaving religion is true not only among Catholics or Protestants (even Evangelicals) or Orthodox, but this is also true in Islam - 8% of Saudi Arabia say they are atheist, and Iran even more. In India among Hindus the rise of atheists is in double digits.
What’s happening? The world is saying there is no need for God/gods. This is a global phenomenon across cultures and religions