American Revival Begins With the Catholic Church

[VetA]

**Full disclosure: I’m not Catholic, practicing or otherwise. This South Carolinian from the Bible Belt was raised more along Protestant lines. But Catholic and Protestant alike believe in and serve a living God. Still, I am well aware of the major importance and influence the Catholic Church wields in this country, and the role it must and should play as this nation plunges headlong into the 21st century.

This country is crying out for leadership, on both political and religious levels. America is in desperate need of a revival. It’s during these dark days when the Catholic Church should rise to meet the challenge. Yet it remains so tangled in its own web of deception and institutional cover-ups to offer any credible, moral leadership.

The first evidence of this decline is also some of the most powerful. Worldwide, membership in the church is dropping at an alarming rate. While the institution still remains a close second among major religions with 1.1 billion members (compared with 1.5 billion Muslims), rolls are trending in the wrong direction.
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THIS IS THE FULL STORY HERE

you know things are bad when a protestant is starting to call for the church to get Her act together…

HERE IS WHAT MICHAEL VORIS HAS TO SAY

 

[Tontodonati]

VetA, those like you who criticize the Church on account of sins committed by the clergy instead of listening to what the Church teaches are looking the wrong way. They are looking to man for guidance, thus missing the true light. Jesus is the guiding light. In Matt, 23: 2-3, he said to his followers: “The Scribes and Pharisees sit on Moses’ chair. So, practice and observe what they tell you but do not do what they do.” Similarly the leaders of the Church of Rome sit on Peter’s chair. They have the authority to teach the truth even if they may not practice it. If Jesus upheld the authority of the Scribes and Pharisees, why would he not uphold the authority of leaders of the Church he founded?

 

[Zatzat]

I tend to think the revitalization of America will come from increased secularism. I mean, just look what happened with Prop 8! America was on her way to a less discriminatory society and the door was firmly shut.

imo.

 

[prodigal-sun]

**Full disclosure: I’m not Catholic, practicing or otherwise. This South Carolinian from the Bible Belt was raised more along Protestant lines. But Catholic and Protestant alike believe in and serve a living God. Still, I am well aware of the major importance and influence the Catholic Church wields in this country, and the role it must and should play as this nation plunges headlong into the 21st century.

This country is crying out for leadership, on both political and religious levels. America is in desperate need of a revival. It’s during these dark days when the Catholic Church should rise to meet the challenge. Yet it remains so tangled in its own web of deception and institutional cover-ups to offer any credible, moral leadership.

The first evidence of this decline is also some of the most powerful. Worldwide, membership in the church is dropping at an alarming rate. While the institution still remains a close second among major religions with 1.1 billion members (compared with 1.5 billion Muslims), rolls are trending in the wrong direction.
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First off the Church is not hemoraging members… that is just a myth told by people with wishful thinking. The church membership has increased worldwide. Second: the chuch is not tangled in any such cover-up and deception. Our Leaders have been dealing with this problem now for over 10 years and have adapted some very strong measures in battling the abusive preists in her fold.

Peace!
THIS IS THE FULL STORY HERE

you know things are bad when a protestant is starting to call for the church to get Her act together…

HERE IS WHAT MICHAEL VORIS HAS TO SAY

 

[prodigal-sun]

I tend to think the revitalization of America will come from increased secularism. I mean, just look what happened with Prop 8! America was on her way to a less discriminatory society and the door was firmly shut.

imo.

Don’t you mean “realitivasation” Prop 8 was not discriimanatory, but nice try!

Peace!