“What about the argument that vast numbers of Catholics ignore the church’s teachings about sexuality? Doesn’t the church have a problem conveying its moral principles to its own flock?”
When asked these questions by James Taranto of The Wall Street Journal, here is what Cardinal Dolan said:
“Do we ever!” the archbishop replies with a hearty laugh. “I’m not afraid to admit that we have an internal catechetical challenge—a towering one—in convincing our own people of the moral beauty and coherence of what we teach. That’s a biggie.”
For this he faults the church leadership. “We have gotten gun-shy . . . in speaking with any amount of cogency on chastity and sexual morality.” He dates this diffidence to “the mid- and late ’60s, when the whole world seemed to be caving in, and where Catholics in general got the impression that what the Second Vatican Council taught, first and foremost, is that we should be chums with the world, and that the best thing the church can do is become more and more like everybody else.”
Young people share their thoughts at one of the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rallies this past Friday.
Here is Star Parker from the Center for Urban Renewal and Education sharing her thoughts on the HHS Mandate at the Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally last Friday in Washington D.C.
Also, if you already see it, check-out what Bishop Cordileone, local ordinary of the Diocese of Oakland, had to say at the rally in San Francisco.
“This whole idea of contraception, sterilization, and abortifacients as being necessary for women’s health is actually demeaning to women. Undergirding this idea is the perception that women because of our fertility are deficient, and we need fixing.”
Gloria Purvis speaks most eloquently regarding her perspective as a woman and as a Roman Catholic on contraception, the HHS Mandate, motherhood, the dignity of women, spiritual warfare, and the priesthood. Click here to see more of this panel discussion sponsored by the Catholic Information Center and Altcatholicah.
