Why I'm Not Leaving the Church and 3 Things We Can Do to Fix It

[@johnhealy4647]

"Where would we go, You (Jesus) are the truth".

[@denverb585]

I saw you at a presentation you did at Holy Apostles in Colorado Springs, CO. You are incredibly inspirational and can see Jesus working through you. Please continue to inspire Catholics especially during this difficult time.

[@raisepasi9943]

O divine mercy have mercy on me and on the whole world

[@philliptrevino9909]

Life is short, death is for sure, sin is the problem, Jesus is the answer! VIVA CHRISTO REY

[@ca4882]

VIVA!!!!!!!!!

[@rosalindalozano233]

Praise Be To God!!

[@BeASaint]

Awesome stuff Chris! Bravo 👏 keep representing and living life to the full through Christ!

[@kimjones9846]

Amen! Yes...Pray, preach & serve the poor!

[@margaretneal1765]

AMEN Christopher! what a wonderful response to today's crisis being broadcasted non-stop in the media. Thank you!

[@maryperrone288]

Amen, many of us feel the same way!🙏

[@martamartinez1466]

Awesome comment. God Bless You and all brothers and sister in Christ Jesus.

[@ACatholicMomsLife]

Love sharing my Catholic faith on my KZbin channel too😊🕊 Thank you for sharing this wonderful video! All for Jesus!

[@clarissebeauchamp4970]

Thanks, Chris. You are always encouraging and your energy and steadfastness are a great example. I'm sure you've seen that Bishop R. Barron is launching the Word on Fire Institute to train lay people in evangelization. Maybe it makes sense to join forces? Just a thought. God bless you, Chris. Run and do not grow weary!!! You are shining the light of Christ to the world!

[@LiztasticGames]

His video made my day. Very well said! Thank you so much

[@boskosawkmie2425]

God bless your Church i;m faithful to it.

[@mariaelizabeth8369]

Thank you Chris! It was a pleasure meeting you last year in person at St Rose of Lima 🙏🏽.. thank you for the encouragement & wisdom 🙏🏽..God Bless

[@ny6u]

God Bless you Chris

[@dannyhernandez8116]

Amen my Brother!

[@bluesky7226]

AMEN!

[@Texas4001]

Wow Chris, what an analysis. And what a message! May the Lord bless your efforts and inspire all who choose,like you, to stay in the Church founded by Christ. The actions of some clerics cannot stain the perfection of the mystical Body of Christ, his Church.

[@bwienecke]

And Amen...

[@brianjoly5139]

Bless you, Chris. Your lively faith and cheerful service is attractive. Continued prayers for you and your ministry. "Jesus Christ came so that we may have life and have it to the full." #Grace&Mercy Praise the Lord!

[@mariakrehel1724]

No one will keep me from the Eucharist!

[@LBurns-qt5br]

Amén.

[@Ana-zn2ks]

Amazing and beautiful!! Beauty, Truth, Goodness! God Bless! Praised Be The Lord Jesus Christ, King of Everlasting Glory Now and Forever! Come, Holy Spirit! Come, Lord Jesus! Thanks Be to God!! Thank you, Christ! Thanks Be to God!! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen!

[@julieschulze934]

AMEN

[@janierodriguez3017]

Perfect! Thank you. I love your program.

[@GregAitchison]

AWESOME. Thank you, Chris.

[@donnaloftus7119]

Thank you!

[@wandafinnigan2621]

I've always felt that the clergy was not the reason why I attended the church. It is my faith each day, each week at mass, and mostly my belief in Jesus Christ that keeps me going strong. It is time for change, and for the people that are the church to make sure that clarity is a "define" in our catholic faith to protect all from conception to the elderly from any type of abuse. We need to follow the Truth... Jesus Christ!

[@miriankraus2284]

Positive Message Thank you for sharing this video 🙏🏻😇🌹

[@MegaGetMore]

Going to Church for 1 reason, IS to Worship my Lord Jesus Christ & pray for the Healing of all who are hurt & spiritually sick. Jesus said, I tell you that you are Peter, & on this rock I will build my church, & the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

[@ca4882]

Amen. The parishes around my area are always packed. Even after all this stuff. My parish alone has 7 masses on Sunday and 2 on Saturday night. Always full. Standing room only. You want your child to attend a catholic parish school? Good luck. There is always always a waiting list... Thanks be to almighty God

[@adamhovey407]

I'll tell you what, going to Mass lately, I'm very glad that the priests are addressing the issue, and I'm very glad, that there seem to be more people than ever at Mass.

[@evelynepauley]

Where do you live?

[@ca4882]

@@evelynepauley Miami, Florida 😁

[@evelynepauley]

@@ca4882 Nice! I live in San Diego, California and the mass is pretty much always full! Thank the Lord

[@boskosawkmie2425]

It looks like Christianity is dying in the West but in my locality in rural Northeast India, the Church is growing at a rapid rate even without a Priest. I have to go early if i want to get a seat inside the church otherwise i have to stand outside during the mass.

[@sar0831]

Well said.

[@zimnaya]

You are absolutely right....Jesus is the centre, the source, the everything. Jesus promised that "...the gates of Hell would not prevail..." against his Church, and He never breaks promises!

[@Powerranger-le4up]

I’m not leaving either. I won’t abandon the Eucharist.

[@evelynepauley]

I love this message!! I hope to go to one of your events

[@erickmartinez312]

Amen 🕊❤️🙏🏽

[@Hngaubui]

You always inspired me with your message thank you

[@MSUTBDR]

As God is so often saying to us through Our Lady in Medjugorje, in Her messages to the visionaries and on the 25th of each month to us, "Pray, pray, pray!" All the evils that are happening in the world, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, most can only be changed through an enormous sacrifice of prayer. My sadness is that in all the churches in our town, particularly the Roman Catholic Church, it is the spiritual activities that are on the decline such as: Adoration; Lectio divina; legion of Mary; prayer groups, etc. Above all we must develop our relationship with Jesus, as He did with His Father. "Deny your self, pick up your cross and follow Me", but this requires discipline and a sacrifice of time to draw on all the forms of prayer the greatest of which is receiving Jesus at Holy Communion. Come Lord Jesus!

[@hayleymarse2853]

Great video!

[@spekdtrut]

Thank you for this important message. Could you define clericalism and share with us what the Laity should know and what we should be doing to fix it.

[@mikey7272]

He's right. We've probably all thought that the laity was going to eventually have to STEP UP in some major way, as the shortage of priests approaches "critical." Well, "eventually" is clearly here - NOW - in God's time, not ours. OK! Time to step up and show the evil one that attacking our priests will light the Word on Fire in the Catholic laity like NEVER before! While our priests get their house in order and recover from this attack, we will LOVE selflessly, Live the Word, Receive the Sacraments, let His Joy flow through us for all to see, knowing that He is with us always, yes, to the end of time!

[@Ryan_Zell]

When I considered leaving the Church we call Catholic, I asked myself in the voice of the Apostle Peter: To whom shall I go? Was I going to go to the Orthodox Church, the Coptic Church, the Assyrian Church? Or would I go to the heterodox and follow the precepts of men such as Martin Lucifer, Urlich Zwingli, John Calvin or any number of men and women who grew out of the Reformation? Listening to a talk by Scott Hahn, he said that leaving the Holy Eucharist is like leaving those in John 6:66 who no longer walked with Christ. Then a voice in my head told me I couldn't leave the Real & Substantial Presence of Christ. I encourage Catholics to start anew by reading the scriptures with a good Catholic Commentary. There are several out there. Come to the Zell Challenge Channel and we can suggest a few for you. Learn your faith first, then use the vast resources of the Catholic Church. You will find them rich with theology. We have Apologists that are destroying the myraids of Protestant and unProtestant Protestant denominations apologists. In this video there is laid out 25 Points where Jesus puts his finger on this thing He called "My Church." Just follow the scriptures detailing this Church thru the points we laid out and you will find that Church Christ established on the foundation of the faith of His Apostles with Himself as the cornerstone. Jesus is the Rock of Rocks and the Foundation of Foundations. The Universality of the Church we call Catholic - 25 Points - Part 3. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKrLmHl4q8-Vnsk Blessings all

[@edziarnowski8311]

Great message Chris but my Bishop has not earned our trust, he has covered up the truth. I will pray for him

[@barbarahoffman1207]

How would you feel if You had not earned HIS trust?

[@JamesWilliams-eu5mn]

The bishops need to be held accountable

[@caribaez5711]

I enjoy been Catholic because being Catholic is being logical and compassionate to humanity. Being Catholic is be you and you can still enjoy other things but keep learning and Catholicism is everywhere. Pray and learn more about Christ.

[@caribaez5711]

BigSeshHeads what

[@stevensonrf]

Positive message, but we also need to honestly address the big elephant in the room. According to the John Jay report, 80 percent of all molestations were done by gay priests with post pubescent boys. What are we going to do to address this matter?

[@boskosawkmie2425]

It looks like Christianity is dying in the West but in my locality in rural Northeast India, the Church is growing at a rapid rate even without a Priest. I have to go early if i want to get a seat inside the church otherwise i have to stand outside during the mass.

[@JonathanGrandt]

The institution is corrupt.

[@danfalcone5358]

Chris you're a convert. The 'Church' , that is the community of the faithful needs to take control of the finances and the properties that are currently in the absolute control of one man, the bishop. This must be done. The bureaucracy of bishops require oversight by the church - the laity.

[@wagzel]

The clergy would never have their power if Jesus's simple directive of call no man father and don't pray aloud or in public or trust those who do was followed.

[@fitnessdreams5569]

You're right: Jesus is the center of it, not the priests. But by that logic, why not just join another Christian denomination? Orthodox especially is nearly identical to Catholic in its beliefs.

[@billsd13]

Yes , and if your bishop happens to be one of the suspected of cover up? I will never leave because of the Eucharist and every other good point. I support my parish. Support my bishop? Not sure yet. I have to wait on that, pray on that.

[@A.S2400]

Fine go to mass. But leave your kids at home !!!!