Priests Becoming Too Worldly, Vatican Prelate Says

[Catholic29]

Priests Becoming Too Worldly, Vatican Prelate Says

Rome, Feb. 15, 2008 (CWNews.com) - The prefect of the Congregation for Religious has lamented that many Catholic priests are neglecting their duties under the pressure of conforming to secular culture.

In a February 14 interview with the Italian ANSA news agency, Cardinal Franc Rode said that priests today tend to be less obedient to the Church and more responsive to the world. He cited reluctance to wear clerical dress as a symptom of this trend.

“A drift towards bourgeois values and moral relativism are the two great dangers that weaken religious life," said the Slovenian cardinal. "The biggest problem today is the climate of secularization-- present not only in Western society but also within the Church itself.”

continued: ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=86120

 

[m134e5]

Interesting…I would like to see someone from the Vatican write a whole article on this subject.

 

[Catholic29]

Interesting…I would like to see someone from the Vatican write a whole article on this subject.

As would I.

I take it that most of us here are in agreement with the Cardinal’s observations, I certainly can vouch for them personaly.

Could it be that the Curia is slowly waking up to the stark realities facing it in the West?

 

[Michael_C]

I didn’t think it took so long for these things to reach Rome.