[narses]

Is it the Church or the modern American culture that drives divorce inside the Church? If catechesis is so poor that many marry without the correct intention, then bad (non-sacramental) marraiges occur and annulments follow. Either way, the failure is clearly that of authority and therefore attributabal to the hierarchy, but I wonder if divorce is just the symptom, not the root issue?

[ultima ratio]

The American culture was Hollywoodized long before you or I were born. It should not have affected good practicing Catholics. Traditionalists don't divorce, for instance. They have as many marital problems as anybody else and live in the same decadent culture, but they take their vows much more seriously. The whole annulment fiasco is still another sign of decadence within the American Church. They are granted by reason of a new Vatican II definition of marriage which places procreation of children as subsidiary to true love. This is the same theology that pushes for gay marriage on the grounds that the bond of love transcends mere sexual procreation.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

The problem with Protestant churches is that they've been taken over by liberal Democrats. Every single thing the Democrat Party believes, they believe. Being pro-choice, having no problem with Partial Birth Abortion, and ignoring the Ten Commandments have turned off decent people. A lot of people are looking for churches that actually follow the Ten Commandments.