He said that the Catholic church here in the USA is liberal/modernists-modernism and that only 25% of Catholics go to Mass. And that most Catholics don’t really believe in the Real Presence and things like that…
I am not sure of the accuracy of those statistics, but it should be no surprise that many people who have been raised Catholic fall away as they get older when they are immersed in a society that ridicules faith and God; not only this but many people who were raised Catholic received poor religious education so once again it is no surprise to me that these Catholics are ignorant of what the Church teaches or flat out reject it if they are lukewarm in the sense that they sorta want to be Catholic but do not want to believe or do everything a Catholic should believe and do.
But things like this should not damage our faith, it should strengthen it when we stand in adversity to the rest of the world, especially in times where people in our own Church stop believing and fall away.
Remember the parable of the sower!
(Matthew 13:3-9) *3And He spoke many things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow; 4and as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up. 5"Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil. 6"But when the sun had risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7"Others fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them out. 8"And others fell on the good soil and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty. 9"He who has ears, let him hear.” *
and as it was later explained in verses 18-23:
- 18"Hear then the parable of the sower.19"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road.20"The one on whom seed was sown on the rocky places, this is the man who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21yet he has no firm root in himself, but is only temporary, and when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he falls away.22"And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.23"And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty." *
It is a shame the Church in the West is in such a dilapidated condition; however, it is up for us to change that, and it is encouraging to see that the Church is flourishing in other places around the world such as in Africa and Asia. So we should be encouraged by these things, and at the same time pray that those have fallen away may return to the Church.
However, those statements are true, unfortunately. But if you leave the Church because only 25% of Catholics go to Mass and most don’t really believe in the Real Presence, then you might be leaving to go with the majority, but the majority is, in fact, wrong. Mass attendance is crucial for our salvation and the Real Presence is really real! If you stay with the minority, then you’re in the right.