Why don't more priests preach certain topics from the pulpit?

[marymary1975]

American Catholics feel as tough the Church is a democracy and the longer they hold out or dissent on any subject that does not conform to their secular lifestyle the sooner it will be changed. Guess what? They are in for a big surprise. The Catholic Church is not a democracy. American Catholics will never pressure the Church into change. The downfall is that these so called Catholics are having a very detrimental impact on the Catholic Faith here. Catechesis from the pulpit is needed whether or not it’s preaching to the choir. I’m sure within the congregation of every Church in America there is at least 1 Catholic who will benefit from such teaching. Catholics that don’t want our faith watered down by those who wish to pick and choose need to take a stand against this modernization of faith. It’s time to be blunt and stand firm that the Catholic Church is NOT going to be secularized.

 

[Bobby_Jim]

Sounds like we wish Father would preach a little fire and brimstone to all those others sinners out there in the pews (thank you God that I’m not like them!). Make 'em squirm a little bit in their seats, put the fear of God in 'em, and get 'em in line for confession.

Rather maybe we should start by acknowledging our own sinfulness and our own need for forgiveness, and in that spirit hope that maybe Father says something that makes US squirm in our seats a little bit.