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junebug
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I rarely watch television due to all the secularism with covering the election of the new pope. Being a military family, stationed overseas, I view information on EWTN via internet as much as possible. However, I have caught programs that interview priests who are asked questions about contraception, gay marriage, and pro-life issues, etc and they don’t have the explanations as given to us by the Church! Here is an opportunity for the world to see the view of the Church and (more then once) a priest was stumped on something I thought would be a slam dunk. One of the programs I watched was Hardball, the priest didn’t know how to respond regarding contraception. He was asked if the Church would reconsider their position given there isn’t anything in the Bible regarding contraception and society warrants contraception. The priest simply responded “possibly” and said to watch and see if a liberal pope were elected. I’ve also seen priests pitted against each other in pro-life issues and this is disturbing as they are our teachers and we don’t need their opinions just the truth as it has been given to the Catholic Church by Christ Himself!
If the priests can’t follow the the Holy See then how are the people they counsel to follow? What a positive message it would be if the communion of the Church were truly in communion with the Church. We look to priests to be our teachers and leaders. They should know these tough issues as they are everywhere.
My question is how can the public in America (where so much immorality is accepted) be educated if our priests and those representing the Church seem wishy-washy?
If the priests can’t follow the the Holy See then how are the people they counsel to follow? What a positive message it would be if the communion of the Church were truly in communion with the Church. We look to priests to be our teachers and leaders. They should know these tough issues as they are everywhere.
My question is how can the public in America (where so much immorality is accepted) be educated if our priests and those representing the Church seem wishy-washy?