The Catholic Church allows for natural family planning, when necessary, and it requires prayer and discipline to practice it. I thank the Lord Jesus Christ for His sacraments, His teachings and all the authoritative teachings of His Church! All of that enables us to carry out His Will, which is for our sanctification!
Clericalism is a terrible blight on the faith. The Irish were once among the most stalwart and faithful of all nations. The clergy and religious abused the goodwill of the Irish people for so long, that the people rebelled and cast off that yoke. The Church has it’s clergy and hierarchy to thank for that. It’s time the hierarchy ate some crow and began a humble rebuilding by returning to basics. Thank God there are lots of Poles and Filipinas in Ireland now. They may be the ones to keep the faith alive there.
It is a simple fact that the majority of Catholics, at least in the western world, use artificial birth control. How do we know that as a simple fact? Just look at catholic families. There are almost no more the large families of old. We no longer see families with 12 children. People have become more responsible.
Many Moslem countries have much higher rates:
There is a “way head” to be sure, but it will involve the local clergy eating some crow, as someone remarked, and the Church going into somewhat of an abeyance for one or two generations. It will come back however, as faith is intrinsic to human life.
I don;t think that is what was taught by the Roman Catholic Popes. For example,
That is correct; the Anglican community, in the Lambeth conference of 1930 decided that under certain circumstances within the marriage, that they would approve contraception.
How do they know whqt is the objective truth? They read the Catechism of the Catholic Church, that’s how.
There might be some in Boston who think that Ireland is the 51st state; but it is truly a European country; isolated somewhat from the virulent form of secularism which the Continent has suffered; but in the last 50 years they have become more and more secular as they have become less and less isolated - and to that you can all thank the media in its array of formats.
They are also rabid, almost to the point of foaming at the mouth, about the Western world and our morals.
Sadly, there are still clergy who don’t “get the message”. Pope Francis has had on more than a rare occasion spoken to the clergy, from the parish on up the ladder, about clericalism. And I will just leave it at that, lest I get my foot firmly inserted in my mouth.
Then why did the Holy Father kiss the Koran?
If you don’t understand, then no amount of explaining will ever be satisfactory.
Faith in what though? And eg the Poles have their own mass, their own community. They tend not to mix. The priesthood is all but finished here, and they do not have the humility to bring in eg asian priests Also sadly Ireland is deeply racist.
I think as do others that there will be an upsurge of eg Muslim faith now. More and more mosques being built and with a more generous and open approach to the increasing homelessness we are seeing here. Please do not use tsunami like that as this is not that but a gradual surge ( Lost family in the big tsunami) Speaking to the remaining religious as a non Irish is interesting… according to them they created Ireland and did nothing wrong.
Remember Constantine who allied the Church to the state and to riches and power… that was the erring road.
please excuse my typos! Old laptop and old lady make a fascinating combo!