We are seeing the results of the worst elements within the Catholic community (activist liberals) seizing control of institutions and religious orders, subjecting almost everything to a frenzied revolution of iconoclasm, liturgical minimalism, dissent, goofy socialism, alternative lifestyles, and weirdness in general. Much that goes on in AmChurch has very little to do with authentic and orthodox Catholicism. AmChurch reflects Catholicism about as accurately as the PC, multicultural, liberal extremists in the Democratic Party represent the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, the language of relativism on homosexuality is about the same.
I believe it started in the 60s .. have you ever hear Dr. William Coulson speak? I had the priveledge of meeting Dr. Coulson and I think you will find what he says re the effect on the Church enlightening. Dr. Bill Coulson
"Dr. William Coulson was a disciple of the influential American psychologist Carl Rogers and for many years a co-practitioner of Roger's humanistic "non-directive" therapy. In 1964, Coulson was chief-of-staff at Rogers' Western Behavioral Sciences Institute in La Jolla, California. One of the popular methods of psychotherapy in the 60's and 70's was the "encounter group." The participants in such groups, under the direction of a facilitator, were encouraged to unmask their real feelings as they interacted with the other group participants. The practice has widely entered the church in various forms. As an initial experiment, Rogers and Coulson introduced the "encounter group" dynamic into the Order of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in southern California. The results were devastating."