Why People Are Leaving The Catholic Church

[@pepperdo1234]

I returned after 40 years. I didn't not recognize the Church. People clapping, holding hands, using the orans position. It felt like the few Protestant churches I had been too. The reverence was no longer there as I remember it from my childhood. There is so much confusion in me now. I love Catholicism but it saddens me to see how man has changed it.

[@michaelmasztal7871]

I can appreciate your feelings. I am trying to return after 54 years, the past 35 in the Reformed church. I, too, did not recognize the Mass. What troubles me most besides the things you noted along with Altar girls and communion on the tongue, is the overuse of the Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. I'd say that the vast majority of today's parishoners do not understand the Mass. I can attend a TLM about 45 minutes away, but won't be able to participate in adult ed, etc.

[@pepperdo1234]

​@@michaelmasztal7871 I left the Church but never attended another denomination unless for a wedding etc. I agree with you, the use of EM and female altar servers was something i had never seen before returning. They were just starting communion in the hand, which my parents thankfully would not participate in and taught us not to either. I pray we can both find a parish where we feel at Home again.

[@RichardScartozzi]

Try to attend a Traditional Latin Mass. You’ll find what you need there.

[@sleepystar1638]

why are you guys even complaining you left he Lord after you knew the truth, i never even had the chance. find a TLM

[@pepperdo1234]

@@sleepystar1638 More of an observation and yearning for the Catholic church I remember than a complaint. It's not easy to get to a TLM when you live in the bible belt. I have found a more reverent NO church that holds true to many of the traditions from times past.

[@mariamendoza3513]

I am 70 years old and being a practicing Catholic all my life but now that the church is all involved in politics and telling parishioners who to vote for I don’t feel like going to church anymore, I will never let go of my believes God has been my strength all my life but the church involment in politics turns me off. It’s very sad 😢

[@Videx19]

Here in Quebec, which was once very Roman Catholic, the priests used to tell the flock who to vote for long ago. Quebec became secular in 1959 after the death of the then Cathlo-fascist Premier Dupplessis. That was years before Vatican 2.

[@luissalazar6960]

Catholics may be involved in politics. Why? Who create the laws are politics. If Catholics are not involved in politics then people without Catholics values will create the laws. This is why we have abortions laws, anti-Christian laws too.

[@michaelmasztal7871]

As a revert who has only ever attended the TLM in the past, I am disappointed that the local parish who offers weekly adult ed classes does not offer the TLM. Mind you, this parish offers the Mass 6 different times each weekend. I'd think that at least one would be the TLM as it is gaining popularity in recent years.

[@PadraigTomas]

Traditionis Custodes...

[@johnmorgan4313]

Attend TLM at SSPX Chapel.

[@michaelmasztal7871]

@@johnmorgan4313 I would but the closest is at least 2 hours away. That rules out any parish life.

[@ronaldbobeck9636]

It was left up the the Bishops,I am in the Carolinas we are fortunate enough to have a Priest. Now I know that some Traditional Latin Mass folks are there will say will there are . That maybe true however 3 hr drive across the state is a No Go for a 72 yr. Disabled Vet. I must say that we do have a good N.O. Priest and Decons.

[@helenegeiger1182]

Over 12,000 young people from schools, colleges in France have asked to be baptized at Easter. A massive number of youth touched by the grace of God!

[@treyemory9725]

I started my RCIA in a strictly NO parish. I eventually moved to a new parish with TLM. RCIA is taught by a lay man, but the difference in teaching is night and day. I feel so blessed so have such a authentic and honest, traditional parish near me. SO to Saint Monica’s in Duluth, Georgia!

[@GabrielWithoutWings]

I thought Fr Jack did his own catechism classes?

[@treyemory9725]

@@GabrielWithoutWings yes, that’s ablaze. We are going through the Baltimore Catechism. This however is an additional OCIA class to prepare for sacraments. It’s a lot smaller group.

[@GabrielWithoutWings]

@@treyemory9725 Ah. Well good. Hope y'all are having fun.

[@treyemory9725]

@@GabrielWithoutWings Fr Tran recently left to join Bishop Strickland in Tyler. Sad to see him leave

[@GabrielWithoutWings]

@@treyemory9725 Who is doing your TLM now?

[@nl396]

I left the Church (Novus Ordo) years ago for several reasons but am now a happy Traditionalist who follows the Latin Mass, best decision of my life.

[@clivejames5058]

That is so special. I live in a remote area where a priest only visits us two Sundays a month (and both Masses are NO). I travel 4 hours on one of the Sundays he doesn't come, to our nearest town - again NO and then the remaining Sunday is just a fellowship gathering amongst the dozen or so of us, living in this area. One day, I will travel to the big City (7 hour drive) and attend a TLM.

[@jacqueslefave4296]

Unfortunately, that's not where the RCC is anymore. You have an heretical, South American liberation theology, Pachymama fertility goddess pagan revert. And he has packed the College of Cardinals with modernist unbelievers like himself, so the future doesn't look good in terms of likely successors. And he, along with the Stasi-wannabees in the FBI, are vigorously persecuting the Catholic traditionalists, and that phoney Catholic Joe Biden is promoting abortion with all of the fervor of a Jihadist.😈

[@goldensaxon152]

I am currently in the RCIA classes and it’s actually a deacon who’s running it. He is fairly conservative and I haven’t experienced any liberalism the entire time I mean I guess I’m one of the lucky ones but regardless, even if I wasn’t in a conservative RCIA class, I still have enough faith in God and Jesus Christ, that they will always direct me and bring the right people in my life. That’s the same faith, everybody needs to have don’t be afraid to go to the Catholic Church because you’re afraid of liberalism pray to God, and ask for discernment, and bringing people into your life that God knows will help you on your journey to Catholicism .

[@nealkriesterer]

"I'm one of the lucky ones" It's not luck, it's normal. Sure, if you go online, you'll hear a lot of fake news about how horrible The Church is. But in real life, The Church is not like what the SSPX says it's like.

[@drummerlovesbookworm9738]

I hope you will get the chance to attend a Traditional Latin Mass very soon.

[@bumponalog5001]

​@@nealkriestererUnfortunately this just isn't true. You think most Churches have truly Catholic teacher?

[@sarathomas8499]

What state do you go to church in

[@luissalazar6960]

Many new young priest are more "conservative" than the old priest.

[@daboxer181]

I'm in Toronto. I went back to church for the first time in over 30 years on my own. Went a few times for funerals and such but never on my own . I hated church as young boy. My parents are Portuguese, they made me go. Me and my brother would skip church sometimes , most times just eager to leave if we were there lol. The Holy Communion made me gag , it was awful tasting . I spit it out during first communion. Id hide it in a book or something, the taste was awful. I was confirmed I went to a Catholic school. A few years ago I was very depressed , still battling but I started to pray . Good things started happening, Signs everywhere . The signs just kept coming and coming and coming. Little things here and there It would take me a while to explain. I kept saying " is this God" ...finally a pastor gave me a Bible . The pastor is my auto insurance broker lol. Since I was 16, I was 41 when I called him to talk on the advise of my brother who is not religious but told me to call for a positive talk because he has helped my brother with positive talks. I explained my situation, cried , he started crying . Told me was addicted to cocaine , pornography and almost choked his girlfriend to death when he was 33. Turned to God and was saved . Cried everyday for 3 years! It motivated me .I went for lunch with him 4 weeks later . He gave me a Bible. For the first time ever I had a desire to read it and try and understand it. The day after I started reading it I met a man in the park . I randomly said hello to this stranger. Something was telling me just say hi to this man so I did . I never do these things . About 30 seconds into the talk with the man he says " God wanted us to meet today " . I freaked . Turns out he's a pastor. He told me ten minutes later. Told me many things about God and my life and troubles . He was a Catholic but turned pentacostal. I started calling myself Christian , believing in the regular pentacostal stuff. In talking to young 21 year old I know who I found out became a pretty devout Catholic he schooled me on some things about Catholicism. Through watching KZbin videos and priests I slowly came back . Recently , like a few weeks ago I learned more about the RCC ,and early church fathers. I started realizing it's the first church then the shism came , then , Martin Luther came years later and what? He got it right? After all this time ? Naw ...lol . I came back baby . I'm catholic. I went to confession , went to Mass , took the eucharist , got a rosary from rugged rosaries and I'm doing one a day . This channel has helped solidify my faith even more. The church near me has a decent size on Saturday and Sunday . It is mostly older people. Toronto has a deep catholic history due to all the Italians , polish and Portuguese here . As well as Irish , other Europeans and south Americans . But Its still going . I can clearly see not many young ppl there but it's still going. I got my friend back too. He prays , goes to church . I'm getting him to confession and rosaries . We won't die . We are the true church . The great miracles happen to catholics in Catholic nations like Fatima , Lourdes , eucharist miracles. These things also made me realize it's the true church . That's my little testimony . And oh yeah , not long ago . I was about a 20-minute walk away from my house with a friend , I told him I'd walk home because I was in his car , just decided to walk. On my walk home I see a little sticky not on a street pole . I saw it and then I saw a whole bunch of them all around my neighborhood at mailboxes , street lamps , recycle bins ......someone took those little square stick note papers and wrote on every one individually and placed all over in places ppl would walk and see and on them it said "NORMAL ISN'T COMING BACK , JESUS IS" . I was meant to see that note . I went for walks in my area looking for more . I saw so many . God bless that person who did that. A few of those notes were up for weeks , they withstood wind , heavy rainfalls , a bad storm.... They wouldn't come off . I was amazed. I took pictures . God bless you all. God bless this channel and its creator.

[@imisschristendom5293]

Thank you very much. Thats an awsome testimony. God bless you.

[@daboxer181]

I felt compelled to add something to my story. The Bible I was given by the pastor was not a Catholic bible . During the time I was getting all the signs I saw this African man in the elevator holding a Bible and I just started speaking to him. He was telling me the word of God is fire , read it . I would bump into this man all the time when I was feeling depressed or something in my building and he would always say something and it would bring me to tears. He gave me a Catholic bible and said read this one not the one the pastor gave me ,also gifted me a rosary.The guy is so happy , he knows God. He pushed confession on me that's why I went . Told me to go to church . He goes a few times a week. Invited me many times but due to work I couldn't time it out . He called his sister for me , said his sister wants to pray for me . She's in ivory coast so I went downstairs to his apartment and he called his sister and put her on speakerphone. This woman was praying so hard in French I felt the power. I was like "whoa"...she's got power in those prayers . A true believer. I couldn't understand much but her brother translated. I picked up some because in Canada we had to take french in school. It was so powerful I asked him to call her again one day and he did . Prayer has brought me comfort , the rosary is very meditative in a way . The Bible has all life's lessons in it . Anyway just had to add that. God bless.

[@daboxer181]

@@imisschristendom5293 thank you. Love these videos. The music , the knowledge , your voice ...it's just perfect . You're channel should be massive . I rewatch videos , have sent them to friends . Keep it up. People need it .

[@rl2388]

​@@daboxer181For some reason, I have a similar experience. I was raised in a Catholic family. But I never felt anything going to the church. I was battling with depression and isolation around one year ago, and a protestant chaplain (a very good guy) brought me back to Jesus and gave me a bible to read and study. After a couple of months of reading with him, I went to a confession after more than a decade and cried. Now I know Jesus more than ever. The thing is, I have no idea what will happen with my life if I did not meet this protestant guy.

[@daboxer181]

@@rl2388 Amen brother. Stay with God .

[@claireverdon4231]

I have returned to the Church this week because I cannot turn my back on Jesus anymore.

[@roddycavin4600]

Welcome back Claire. I will remember you in my next rosary. God bless.

[@johnyang1420]

Welcome home!!!

[@CelestialWoodway]

Why will he punch you?

[@roddycavin4600]

@@CelestialWoodway right in the gut.

[@lastsaint4162]

another weekly dose of toxic shaming. welcome back!

[@KW-mz4pn]

Yes we were told this would happen. If you are a Catholic and devout at that…you won’t leave. Also don’t forget we need priests! We have needed priests and this is part of the problem.

[@JerryRea]

All denominations are experiencing a decrease in attendance. I don’t blame V2 I blame secular society the sexual revolution of the 60’s and 70’s. The legalization of contraception, abortion, same sex marriage. Liberal universities and teaching. I know someone who went to a conservative college and more students graduated as Catholic than what started because of a good young adult Catholic group. Vatican II came about at a time when society was changing.

[@dimensionninja4929]

Here in the Philippines, attendance is still strong

[@j39282]

Catholic Parent must teach their children to pray the rosary.

[@srich7503]

Why? When the clergy are obligated to pray liturgy of the hours and not obligated to pray the rosary why should we obligate our children something our clergy are not obliged to do? How about obligating our children the same thing out clergy are obligated to pray? Are you willing to pray the liturgy of the hours as the clergy are?

[@williamkish6823]

Catholic parent must also teach their children to read their Bibles

[@DRG342]

What does that do?

[@Defender_of_Faith]

​@@DRG342are you a Catholic? I only ask cuz the way I would answer your question for a Catholic is different than the way I would answer it for a non-catholic

[@Defender_of_Faith]

​@@srich7503well, our church teaches us the rosary and it's an option we have just as the liturgy is an option for the parishioners. Why would you force the liturgy on children when the church does not require it?

[@ronaldbobeck9636]

I came home to Holy Mother the Church 8yrs ago believe me when I say that that Protestants do not have a lot to offer.

[@imisschristendom5293]

Thats why they lie about the Catholic church. To keep people from looking into it

[@ronaldbobeck9636]

@@imisschristendom5293 You are so right. Yet if you were to strip away the "Bible Babble" that the Fumfelmentist/Evangelicals relay on.There is nothing there.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

​@@imisschristendom5293 Do they lie? Do you imagine heaven is going to be fighting about denominations. This argument seem so childish. Where is the Godly love that God has called us to extend to each other.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

@@ronaldbobeck9636 have you read your bible from cover to cover? What did you understand from your reading? Did you not see contradictions to what you practice? Amazing. I would like to know what you do with those contradictions. Do you just shut your mind off to them? Pretend they never came up? Or do you pacify yourself by saying this is a mystery God will explain my conundrum, this glaring contradiction when I see him face to face?

[@junglequeen7386]

God woke me up four years ago. ive been on this journey learning why i have so much sorrow. it has brought me to the Catholic faith. now im even more sad because im not baptized into taking communion. i took my mother and my son to Church not long ago. i prolly should have been in the cry room, because i couldnt stop thinking how i couldn't receive the body of Christ. hehe! its even making me cry now. =*(

[@junglequeen7386]

this is hilarious though! before my walk with God i was a dj. lol

[@babeltower5782]

May G-d woke you again and guide you to all truth and the truth will set you free " Praise the Lord. Make music to him. Sing to him a new song." Psalm 33 God Is a DJ kzbin.info/www/bejne/imbXcqNsl7-Nnsk

[@athanasiusofalexandria4304]

Please read until the end…The Protestant missionaries come to the Eastern European (Orthodox) countries as well. I saw an amazing video of an Orthodox layperson completely obliterating (metaphorically speaking) a Protestant missionary with a crowd gathered round in one of the Orthodox countries. You all have an issue right now…you do…I would say you have a defacto schism now, (I pray it doesn’t become dejure) but no ill will at all…i pray the Roman Church (notice the capital “C”) gets things in order and returns to the traditional Faith. I LOVE my RC brethren, and I myself pray in Latin often and have a deep love for the Roman Liturgy. But this Bishop of Rome, whose statements (that require the Vatican spokesman to do some linguistic gymnastics to fix) and his Cardinals that he has appointed…man. Not to say we don’t have our liberal Bishops as well to be fair. But I love you all. I pray we can be one. And this guys content has made it my most watched religious channel, and I’m not even Roman Catholic….We can’t baptize here? From a priest. If you just did an “altar call” (much discussion there)” I don’t know what is going on. To put it bluntly. This guy inspires me. (I know no one here knows me at all…but for me to say that means a lot)

[@ntlearning]

I know some orthodox folk. Really nice people. They don't go to church. Not serious about their faith. It's just tradition.

[@athanasiusofalexandria4304]

There are some that are like that. Most converts (such as myself) are fairly active. I wouldn’t have upset my father and left (conservative) Presbyterianism if I didn’t believe in the real presence. That’s what forced me to leave, but yeah RC and EO have many (sadly) who don’t actively practice. Our Church is about 50/50 converts to cradle and those who are cradle who come to Church very much have their faith as important.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

I would love if Rome and the orthodoxy could find a way to come back together. Because we are all Catholics.

[@adamzandarski8933]

How do you feel about the Byzantine rite? I only went to a Roman church once as a kid and I do t remember it being very reverential. So I’m not sure if that was NO or TLM.

[@39knights]

I am 57, went to NO seminary from 22yo to 26yo. Did not get ordained, married and have 3 children. Just as our children were starting in school, the Denominational sytem we had collapsed and since 1999 our schools have been fully secularized. Now in our churches all I see are 60+, a handfull of young families with children 8 or under. Outside of those parents with those young children what is missing is the 10yo - 50yo. This is what I have seen happen: 1) The teaching of Darwinism and Evolution; unchallenged by the Catholic Faith have killed any need for Faith; with belief in God right up there with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. 2) What little Authenticate Faith was taught in our Catholic Schools before its full collapse was often very poor, wishy washy, by teachers who rarely had a deep faith. 3) The formation of Teachers Unions, and lawsuits over dismissal of teachers for living contrary to the faith, eroded the faith-life within schools where I witnessed: teachers living immoral personal lives continued teaching, the schools went from stopping prayer, disassociating from the parish priest, teaching sex-ed which promoted immoral behavior, etc. etc. to the point schools actually became hostile to shows of authenticate faith. 4) Everything the youth have encountered in this last generation offered endless proofs that God does not exist, and is simply a social construct to promote good social behaviour for adults as Santa Claus does for children. They have not been given the philosophcal and logical proofs for the existence of God and how to counter the anti-God culture now permeated throughout our whole society. 5) Throw in an over-sexed, free internet porn to all ages on their phones, gender confusion, drug-intoxicated, both parents working two jobs falling further into debt society and no wonder they do not see Church as being relevant for anything in their lives. One more generation from now; and unless God intervenes there will be no faith, Catholic or Protestant.

[@sleepystar1638]

JPII's fault the Heretic

[@jacqueslefave4296]

I would like to invite you to our Baptist Church, Spirit filled and full of people to the rafters. Or if you like, watch the KZbin videos on the Asbury College revivals, the campus and other nearby Evangelical Churches filled to the rafters, classes cancelled, people coming from all over North America and other parts of the world. Christian music breaking out in the crowds waiting outside. But without the enablement of the Holy Spirit, revival is not possible.

[@39knights]

@@jacqueslefave4296 Not saying it isn't the Holy Spirit but sounds more like the spirit of enthusiasm. Did some of that stuff way back in my 20's but it lost its appeal for me rather quickly. Rock concerts are also filled to the brim for the same reason. In the West where luxuries abound, being entertained is the real motivator. However in areas of the world where Catholicism is growing rapidly the churches are also overfilled and seminarys are thriving. In the West the Traditional Latin Mass is also filling up with families and people looking for God and not an emotional high. I'ld rather be where I know Jesus is truly present (in the eucharist). Sounds like you have a nice social club going on there. Wonder what would happen if you take away the music and theatrical bible thumping homilies: how many would be left to spend time with the Lord?

[@luissalazar6960]

@@jacqueslefave4296 The problem with the Baptist Church is they have different branches some of them with different doctrines. So what is the correct doctrine?

[@luissalazar6960]

I can see new young priest are more traditional than older priest. Today we need to re evangelize Catholics. I found the new converters to Catholicism are the best catholics.

[@richardditty5318]

I'm so happy I found the Catholic Church and a wonderful TLM parish. I was in my late 30's when I left evangelicalism. I studied Catholic apologetics for a few months before I stepped into a Catholic Church, so I can attest to how bad RCIA is in some Novus Ordo parishes. I went through RCIA at the most boomer parish in my area, they are a bunch of lovely seniors, very nice, but the catachesis was poor. My brother who was with me in RCIA, he had decided to convert also, left and went to RCIA at my current FSSP parish, which he found while we were attending the novus ordo parish. He loves the traditional Catholic faith and Latin mass, and became very devout because of it. He is currently in his first year of semenary at the Fraternity seminary. BTW, we really dislike communion in the hand.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuleWqair-XnM0

[@chrissobolewski5509]

I am so sorry you have had a terrible experience. The challenge facing most Catholics is dreadfully poor catechism, particularly after the Sacrament of Confirmation. I was there years ago and it would be easy to take the wide road to Protestantism or to nothing. Yet, in picking up the cross and yoking myself to Jesus and deepening my knowledge, I cannot reject the Fullness of Truth. And this has nothing to do with SSPX or TLM or Trent etc.

[@lastsaint4162]

read your bible so you know. slavery is even promoted

[@ChrisSobolewski-sf8ye]

@@lastsaint4162 I would disagree with you on the word "promoted". Slavery is acknowledged, and when God called Israel out of the land of Egypt (the land of slavery), and Moses received the Law, which included 'keep the Sabbath Day holy", this was God's Law of ending slavery that on one day, all people were required to rest - for "the sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" Mk2:27. Slaves never got a day or rest, and God gave all a day of rest. And while throughout Israel, there were many manservants and maidservants (slaves) working for food and shelter, the Law required the masters to treat these servants with a day or rest. It is also important to understand slavery in the context of early history versus applying our understanding of recent history (aka the slave trade). Moreover, we need to consider modern slavery in the sweat shops producing cheap goods which are consumed by "people of good will"; the slavery in the Middle East used to build major cities and infrastructure which we as "people of good will" marvel at; we need to consider modern day slavery to our employers who expect more than the hours contracted "for the good of the company" and how this modernism is breaking families apart. There is so much in the Scared Scriptures in which God shows us the brokenness following The Fall, and how He brings us to redemption and salvation history - yet man continues to fall. "Those who fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it" Winston Churchill. What better history do we have than God's Word. it is after all, His Story. Pax Christi

[@johnmorgan4313]

Obtain the Catholic Bible....the Douay-Rheims Bible, Catechism of Council of TRENT or of POPE SAINT PIUS Tenth, See online Apostolic Constitution QUO PRIMUM issued in AD 1570 by POPE SAINT PIUS FIFTH, Also online Session 22 Canon 7.

[@johnmorgan4313]

Read online "Open Letter to Confused Catholics" by Abp Marcel Lefebvre.

[@ChrisSobolewski-sf8ye]

​@@johnmorgan4313 Grace and Peace John, I read the Revised Standard Edition, 2nd Edition Catholic Bible, which is the version in the daily and Sunday readings of the Lectionary. The RSV contains the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur and is therefore valid and credible Sacred Scripture. The Council of Trent was the Churches response to the Protestant Reformation and addressed the following:- Period 1 (Ad 1545-1547) (i) Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed as the basis of the catholic Faith, (ii) Old. & New Testaments fixed on the Latin Vulgate Bible, (iii) the & Sacraments, (iv) Consequences of Original Sin defenced, (v) said NO to Justification Alone (Protestant doctrine); (vi) anathemised the doctrine of "authority in Scripture alone" and "justification in Faith alone". In Period II (Ad 1551-1552), Reaffirmed the real presence pf Christ in the Eucharist, affirmed the doctrine of trans-substantiation against Martin Luther's doctrine of con-substantiation, and defended the Sacrament of Penance. In Period III (1562-1565), Affirmed that Christ is entirely present in both the consecrated bread and in the consecrated wine, affirmed the Mass is the TRUE Sacrifice, issued the doctrinal statements on Holy Orders, Matrimony, Purgatory, Indulgences and the veneration of Saints, Images and Relics and provided specific prescription of the Form of the Mass and the Liturgical music. The subsequent Councils have not rejected the Magisterium Teaching of Trent, rather the Church has moved with the times to address issues in each age. Even today, the teaching of the Church on Trent has not changed. As a Catholic, I hold Sacred Scripture, Apostolic Tradition and Magisterium as the absolute foundation of my Faith. However, if our Faith is simply a set of rules to be followed, from any prior time-period, it is a faith that shall stagnate and surely die. If being a Catholic is to guard 16th century tradition/teaching to uphold membership of a Church (ie SSPX), rather than being disciples of Jesus Christ, how then do we apply Lk 5:31-32 "And Jesus answered them, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those that are sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." As Catholics, our discipleship is to to take the living Christ, received in the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity, to love and serve the Lord (Ite, Missa est). As St Francis of Assisi said, "Preach the Gospel every day and when necessary use words". As Catholics, we need to guard against sects within the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. There is division between what some call "traditionalists", "modernists", "liberals" or between the Tridentine Rite (TLM) and the Novus Ordo, between SSPX/Polish National/Diocesan Churches. What has happened to the ONE Body of Christ? One being united, universal, of the whole katholikos in Greek. f I have downloaded the "Open letter to Confused Catholics" and shall take time to discern over it due to its length. +Pax Christi

[@andrewstravels2096]

It’s always a shame that people leave. A lot of people my age do because they either don’t believe anymore, or they just don’t like the Catholic style. A little off topic but I just made a video of some of my historic books that I have and one of them is a 1941 Catholic version of the New Testament based on the Latin Vulgate that I picked up at a Catholic booth at my local county fair a few years ago.

[@ibehemmanuel2256]

Can we have access to the video please. Can you send a link

[@simonewilliams7224]

I make regular stops at my local St.Vincent De Paul’s resale shop and can find many books Catholic for under $1.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKuleWqair-XnM0

[@Modeltnick]

I’ve moved to the Episcopal Church and never looked back.

[@luissalazar6960]

I think it is time to back.

[@lecowacawaca]

Didn’t they lose a quarter of their entire church in 2 years?

[@Modeltnick]

@@lecowacawaca All denominations are losing people. It’s time for revival or we become Ancient Rome.

[@emmanuelramos7575]

Isn’t the SSPX not in full communion with Rome?

[@beemakehoney2955]

Our lord Jesus, doesn't need to be modern, his truth is unchanging. Keep his word, discern it against the world.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

Neither does he need to be dead! He is alive, He is no longer a baby in a manger,. He no longer sits on his mother lap. He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is triumphant. He is victorious. He is very God of very God. He is high priest. He is daily interceding for you and I at the right hand of God the Father. He is the way. the truth. the Life. He is the bread.. He is the water of the word. He is our refreshing. He is our Salvation. Salvation cannot be gotten through or by anyone else. His death and resurrection were perfect, Complete. Lacking nothig essential. We dont have to add to anything he has done. If we do we sin. We need no other door, no other gate, No other intercessor that is dead. This is idolatry of the highest order.

[@anng.4542]

"But when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on earth?" (Luke 18:8)

[@billybobwombat2231]

I left 40 odd years ago, I'll never step inside a church again , best thing I ever did

[@oskarvalance3041]

Very informative video. I agree with everything you said. We should go back to the traditional mass. Something needs to be done and that something is the Latin Mass. How does the Vatican not see it. Fashion changes with the times, music changes with the times and countless other things but not the Catholic church. God help us all.

[@ghostofsilence2697]

I'd say the catholic church has a choice. return to their roots, remain in their traditional practice for generations to come, or adapt to the ever-changing world. each one has its pros and cons. the former allows believers to follow their closely held beliefs without hindrance, but at the cost of excluding many would be followers. the latter expands the tent and allows Catholicism to thrive in the world regardless of change, but at the cost of losing its older identity. which is more important?

[@descos5148]

We are in the midst of a fierce spiritual battle - worldwide. May all lukewarm Catholics experience a true conversion of heart. May practicing Catholics be living examples of our faith, (the most effective way to evangelize). If society could only turn back to GOD, then law, order, morality & prosperity will follow. Pray the Rosary daily, it's a powerful weapon..! "St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle..." 🕯 †

[@bolapromatoqueejogodecampe8718]

Excellent as always, thank you. I spent a good part of my youth in Brazil. Everyone there was Catholic. I don't remember seeing a single protestant church or having a single protestant friend. The culture was Catholic. Early on, we did not even have to lock the house when we went out for a short period. Drugs were almost non existent. We never even heard of people doing drugs, much less see it. Homosexuality must have existed but if it did it was hidden. There were no effeminate men or masculine women. But this was soon after Vatican II. Its poison was already at work. We attended a Jesuit school. The priests there did not wear a habit and did not teach the faith. Instead, we learned about different religions in our religion class. Liberation Theology was the order of the day. Marxism crept in. So, gradually, all the good that catholicism had brought was destroyed. Now, about 50 % of the popullation is protestant. The city is replete with protestant churches. Crime is sky high. You see people doing drugs in the streets. There is graffiti all over the place. You see same sex people kissing in public. You can go to jail for saying something negative about homosexuality. Novus ordo priests are by and large very effeminate, and the Novus Ordo mass is a joke, with terrible music, zero reverence, zero spirituality. But you go to a Traditional Latin Mass (there is just one in my state if I am not mistaken - and they got kicked out of a beautiful church by the archbishop as soon as Traditiones Custodes - what a joke of a name - came out) and it is beautiful, packed with young, normal looking people.The priest is not effeminate at all and you really get to worship God, our Creator. Brazil is a great example of how the destruction of Catholic Tradition can destroy Christendom. This is why freemasons and marxists work so hard at it, that is, work hard at destroying Tradition.

[@imisschristendom5293]

It is a shame what has happened in south America. since Vatican 2 the Church has handed it over to the Protestants, communists and Freemasons.

[@RickW-HGWT]

​@@imisschristendom5293In my area of Los Angeles I see the various Hispanic church's and realize that maybe a generation before they were all good catholics, and now , just sad for my lost brothers and sisters.

[@allanpineda9267]

Thats exactly what has happened in my country too, Honduras. Protestants are now the majority in a once devout catholic country. Honduras has the lowest percentage of catholic in Latin America. Not only that, we catholic now face constant attack to our faith. They call us names all the time. It is demoralizing to be honest. But then I remember that we are not catholic for the world to like us, we are catholics because our Lord established one, holy, apostolic Chuch for us to be part in his kingdom.

[@barborazajacova7633]

I am a cradle Catholic from Central Europe, post-communist country. Never experienced other liturgy than Novus Ordo, and it's not really the issue. The issue is a lack of proper catechesis and solid upbringing in the faith; scandals, clericalism, cultural pressures,... I am not familiar with American situation though. It seems to have its specifics.

[@julieelizabeth4856]

I'm a cradle Catholic from the midwestern part of the USA. It's all of the same problems here. Also I didn't realize until recently, and I don't know if this is the same everywhere, but a large portion of students in Catholic schools aren't Catholic. Their parents just want to send them to the "best school in town" because they can afford it and they often have smaller families too. But the schools have to water down the teachings so as to not ostracize these students, and the schools also need their tuition money to stay afloat. Many teachers and even principals aren't Catholic either. There are fewer and fewer nuns who used to do much of the teaching. More and more authentic Catholic families are choosing to homeschool their children.

[@CatholicWisdom]

Yes, but in the US there is a shocking number of catholics who DO give an incredible importance to TLM. Much more than what it would deserve. Shouldn’t the content and the “why” be more important? It’s such a shallow stance.

[@barborazajacova7633]

@@CatholicWisdom I think the TLM can't save the Catholic Church. Those who look to the past traditions as if they were what would save us are mistaken, if not deluded. Moreover many of them are becoming disobedient to the Pope and the Church in the process, which is hardly a traditional Catholic stance. I never attended a TLM because it's not really a possibility in my country, I am sure it is beautiful and valuable (if performed in its high form) but it is not the solution to the problems of the Church. It is just a form of liturgy, as valid as the ordinary (NO) form. The Eucharist is still the Eucharist in both of them. All depends on the real depth of the faith and love for the Lord we have. The solution was clearly indicated in the famous dream of Don Bosco: to stay on the ship with Peter while he directs it in between the two piliars of the Eucharist and Mary.

[@CatholicWisdom]

@@barborazajacova7633 Well said.

[@bumponalog5001]

​@@CatholicWisdomExact opposite. The TLM is anything but shallow, that's why it's so important. How we worship is how we believe, when your Mass is more revenant and designed from the ground up for teaching and worship, you get better catechized Catholics. It's not a coincidence that the new Mass directly coincided with the decline in numbers in the church.

[@carmenwolf3680]

You are so right! "Our church lost its spirituality when they went "low church". It became for me something more akin to back to school night" than to Holy Mass. I think that we mere mortals need to be able to feel that we can get close to the divine and this silly, elementary school approach to divinity takes away the feeling that we are in a temple.I felt robbed after Vatican II changes and gradually but eventually started feeling that it was a chore to go to mass, and eventually just stopped going. And I am sorry for this, it's my fault, but I just can't help it. I am now 88 and pray every day and hope that God understands. And yet, my granddaughter has chosen to major in theology at a catholic university. Maybe it all works for the young ones.

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[@PapalPilgrimo]

It's largely a parish by parish situation. I travel and so I visit different parishes. I was brought into the Church through a rural NO parish. The pastor is a religious from India who is on break from his order to be a pastor. He led the RCIA with a couple laypersons assisting, but he was present and made sure to clarify things. While nowhere near as informative as my own study, it certainly remained well within Church teaching, doctrine, and dogma. And while it didn't 'bash' protestants, it was clear that protestantism is seen as misguided, at best. We even had a couple speakers come talk to our class, other converts, straight out of a local methodist/baptist church. And they made sure to point out how it was the fullness of the Church that brought them away from the prot. The mass there is well done. It is, in my opinion, the bare minimum of what should be expected from an NO mass. They livestream it, so feel free to check it out. Saint John's in Leopold Missouri. Then there's the NO mass at the St. Louis Basilica, which is, in my opinion, how the NO should be celebrated. Of course, most NO masses fall beneath my 'minimum', mostly as a result of lack of reverence on the part of the laity, but also because it seems like the liturgy is sloppy or rushed in this or that way. Occasionally you'll get the dreaded guitar or hippy dippy turned polo and cargo shorts feeling. But even much of that comes from the laity. I've yet to witness a mass where I can definitively say the priest or how the liturgy is celebrated is obviously the problem. The worst I've seen is a lackluster homily and bare minimum liturgy. Both my parish, and the parish I attend regularly where I am at the moment, as well as the Basilica, seem to always have good homilies, strong doctrinal and relevant points, and even tend to call the Church to account. My parish has recent returned altar rails and been talking a lot about reverence and modesty(and this is already a relatively reverent and modest parish). The parish I'm attending has brought out kneelers for those who kneel and the priest and deacon there both have been calling for more reverence and devotion, with last week's homily devoted to talks of mortification such as fasting(which inspired me to try to commit to bread fasts on Wed/Fri). I simply don't think V2 is the monster it's made to be. I encourage you to watch Fr. Alar's talks on it. I think there has been abuses that tried to veil themselves as 'spirit of V2' but that's not the same as V2 itself doing these things. And I'm not convinced the NO is a bad rite. It has some definite ties to older rites, both in the liturgical prayers and even in the way it's celebrated. As much as I find the sign of peace awkward and am happy when it is skipped, it's not a new idea. My issue with the NO is that it was made the 'Latin rite' despite it not being the 'Latin rite'. The 'Latin rite' is the TLM. The NO is a rite unto itself, and one I believe is valid and, when celebrated with sincere reverence, can be beautiful in its own right. I also take issue with it being pushed as the default rite of the Church. Granted, I suppose, because it is done in the vernacular and allows for a bit of flexibility in custom, it makes it more universal, and I suppose, in that spirit, it could make sense to use, particularly where the Latin rite has trouble taking root. But I think it should be left to the bishops and parishes to decide what rite(s) to celebrate. There is no reason that a parish or community or diocese should be forced into only celebrating the NO if a significant portion desires to return or remain with the long standing Latin rite. I do think there are those in the Church, hopefully aging out, that desire to force the Church to resemble some idealistic contemporary acid induced fever dream of what the Church 'could be' from the 70's. But I don't know that 1. It is quite as coordinated as some might think 2. It is going to last much longer. I'm not saying there isn't an effort to break the Church, to twist Her into a caricature and expose Her to the world. That's always been the case, within and without. I am saying this, if you want to preserve and defend the Church, start with the laity. Get them to act like Catholics. Educate them, not just on what is wrong, not just with the doom and gloom. 1. Be the Catholic you want to see in the pew next to you. Be the devout and reverent Catholic you wish all the casual pew sitters would be. And do it where the least reverent and devout Catholics are. I kneel before our Lord, when I turn my back to the tabernacle, when I get into a pew, and when I receive. I spend my time before mass praying. I don't sit after receiving until the cup on the altar is veiled(meaning Christ is no longer exposed on the altar, down to a crumb or drop). And I've noticed, in both parishes(mine and the one I attend), things have been changing. There's been movement to reverence and devotion. I'm not saying it's because of me, but I am saying that there are those that want more and when they see someone who is taking it all more seriously, they may take it more seriously as well. Now that there are kneelers, there are people I know weren't kneeling before, kneeling and receiving on the tongue now, including young boys whose families obviously didn't teach them to do this. Because the opportunity is there, they see others doing it, and they want to do 'more' to externalize their conviction to be reverent and show honor to our Lord and take this all more seriously. 2. Have conversations. I've talked to many cradle Catholics who don't know Church teaching and most are receptive and understand they don't have a grasp on it like converts often do(because of their own self study). Did you try talking to the RCIA instructor or just sit there correcting her in your head? Did you go to the pastor? To the bishop even if the pastor was unhelpful in correcting the issue? Or did you assume no one would do anything? I like you, and I like your channel, but it sounds an awful lot like the Protestant mindset. "This is a bad church, so I'm just going to go to one that I like." You aren't changing 'churches' or 'denominations' but you are doing the equivalent with parishes. You're abandoning parishes that have faults then wondering why they persist and grow in those faults, and even spread their faults. It's what's happening to protestants. The church gets too worldly, the conservative crowd just leaves. Then that church, that region, that denomination, just spirals into Sparkle Creeds. Do you think maybe the way a lot of these parishes got to where they are is because, when the priest or parish council made a bad decision that struck more traditional types wrong, the trads just left, leaving the progs and those ignorant of any of this to spiral further into abuses and cringe and even heresy? Go to the worst parish you can find, and be the Catholic you want to see next to you in those pews. Get involved, volunteer, become an RCIA teacher. Instead of letting these prog parishes fester and worsen and spread their disease, why not go there and help to heal them? You can still go to your preferred mass to recharge and have a proper experience of mass with our Lord. Pope Francis is so worried about evangelizing the world, and I do think that is a good thing. But it's up to us to evangelize to our own. We need to solve these issues. Not by abandoning these parishes, but by being more involved in them and finding ways to make them better.

[@imisschristendom5293]

Thanks for insight, the problem with V2 is its ambiguous language that can be used to justify everything thats happened. I too love the Basilica in st. Louis. Just being there is enough to give a sense of pride being Catholic.( not sinful pride)

[@PapalPilgrimo]

​@@imisschristendom5293 I 100% agree that V2 was written in a way that allowed it being stretched well beyond its intentions to justify things it never justified. But, and I'm just playing Devil's advocate here, the Bible has been used to justify what it clearly was never meant to justify. I'm simply more inclined to blame those who hid behind garbage lines like 'spirit of v2' to justify their blasphemies. I simply lean more in favor of Fr. Alar's interpretation of what was going on with v2 and post v2 issues. I know we both want to see the Church reverse course in so many ways. But, imho, if we want to see more Basilicas and less acoustic guitars, we need to be in the boomer parishes being proper Catholics to set a better example for those who are still forming themselves in the faith, if that makes sense. I'm not saying we should all go off and find the worst parish we can to join. But if the one we're in has some issues, we shouldn't just find the nearest SSPX or TLM parish and abandon our home to the prog and lax Catholics to destroy.

[@bumponalog5001]

Those of us with children don't have the option. My job is to provide the best faith formation for my family, not try and save boomers from their own decisions.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

​@@bumponalog5001Don't be too hard on the boomers it was the greatest generation that gave us Vatican 2. It was the greatest generation that was the start of the abuse scandals. I do believe these scandals were addressed in Vatican. 2. Which shows you how deep it went with the greatest generation. Maybe great for war and for society. Maybe not so great for Catholicism

[@dundeemink3847]

You will never draw a crowed like a witch burning.

[@thesleepingsaint]

As an Irish catholic, the TLM was never really an option to anyone relatively young. The issue is as post Benedict pointed out...the dictatorship of relativism that easily blew down the creaking house that was the Catholic Church, weakened by catechesis and scandals here in Ireland in particular. Ultimately the problem is a lack of understanding of the presence of the Eucharistic Christ present not only at mass on a Sunday but in the church ALWAYS!! If Catholics truely believed the creator of the cosmos and their redeemer was in the present in the church the pews would be full. The American experience unfortunately has gotten sucked into he conservative/liberal political polarization. It’s not a unidimensional problem. Novis ordo mass can combine elements of the old and the new and exist alongside the Latin mass. Not either or. The problem with Vatican II was a poor interpretation and worse implementation of the recommendations. Remember Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict were advocates for Vatican II. Not a watering down but to bring the Lumen to the Gentum... bringing the light of Christ to the world.

[@katiejon17]

A couple points as an American - it would be impossible not to see how politics play into all of this. When the Bible spells out certain sin, and the liberals are all about that sin p, and all about participating in that sin with, and around, children - then it would be a lie to think they aren’t connected. Second, some priests seem to be too busy, or distracted to connect with their flock. Third - and maybe this is simply my parish, they are not welcoming to newcomers - especially mothers with children. It is very cliquey.

[@donaldkeith139]

Yes, I can agree with this alot. Particularly the part about how the modernized Novus Ordo is like the parents trying to be hip around the kids 🧢

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[@dantran1089]

Well, count me as one of those who have left. I was born and raised a Catholic but when I became an adult who could reason for myself, I converted to Protestant. I have realized many Catholic teachings are either man-made or simply UNBIBLICAL!

[@Defender_of_Faith]

Which teachings brother? I asked because I notice when a lot of Protestants say things are unbiblical they ignore the fact that they took out the books in the Bible that taught them or at least reinforced them

[@Defender_of_Faith]

I asked this is somebody who spent 10 years outside of the Catholic faith. Looking for something else and after a decade I ended up still a Catholic and I am more committed now than ever to my faith and my church

[@PrometheanKitchen96]

That's why I go to the SSPX as well if there was a FSSP I would go to that Mass but the SSPX is the only Latin mass available in my area

[@RickW-HGWT]

When the give the society grief pushback hard , they fought for our rights and stayed open during the pandemic , they were the example that so many failed to follow.

[@alexcastillo8892]

Barna study as of 6 years ago showed that people in late 20's/early 30's stated that they left the church (all denominations of Christianity) - for 2 reasons : a) their parents or single parent, didn't behave, or talk any different than the average unchurched person, and even had some of the same vices as the unchurched b) Youth groups failed to regularly teach apologetics so the young can defend the teachings of Jesus when a college professor tries to debunk Christ.

[@Rome_77]

You have a great channel here. Keep up the good work!

[@presidentspilot]

You NAILED IT!! I WANT THE FREEDOM OF HAVING THE CHOICE OF HEARING THE LATIN MASS RETURNED TO THE FAITHFUL!! Why am I PROHIBITED from attending the LATIN MASS? It was CORRECT for thousands of years, BUT NOW IT WAS ALL WRONG?? OH, PLEASE!! I SO want to return to my Catholic Heritage that I knew as a child, and up through manhood. Holy Mother Church has LOST the solemn reverence that was ONCE an inherent part of worship that I participated in as a devote Catholic. I do NOT feel part of the Mass any longer! It is FOREIGN TO ME!! Adoration of the Holy Eucharist said in Latin, is the only time I feel a part of 'what once was! I know the 'Tantum Ego' by heart, having learned it as a very young child, and I feel a TREMENDOUS COMFORT in singing it during Adoration!!! In simple terms, the church has LEFT ME, and not the other way around! Now I feel as though I am just STUMBLING through the motions while attending Mass, and not really participating in it any longer! At my Parish, the Altar boys do NOT even ring the bells during the Consecration. Asking the Pastor as to WHY,.. and I got some kind of 'double-speak' that left me COLD as an explanation. I had left the Catholic faith due to all the perversion with alter boys that angered me as to how it was hidden for so long and I recently returned to find the service very alien to me, and I am wondering WHY I have returned, TRYING to be a devote Catholic once again.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

You can be silently reverent in your bathroom. You can purchase the type of music you desire to create the atmosphere you desire. You are the church if you confess Christ as Lord and King. Christ will not come for an organization . He is coming for a people who have an intimate relationship with him and obey his words. Are you doing that? Then dont worry, Christ will find you when he comes or you will find him when you die

[@richardwatterstan]

I know the feeling, my Novus Ordo parish forgot it was the Nativity of Mary. But find comfort in Our Lord and try to find a good parish. Oh, and try not to apostatise! God love you always!

[@gerardducharme2146]

I agree with you. One great thing besides your wonderful program. Is that we have a man living in Poland, Lloyd de jongh. His programs are very similar like yourself. And he still is a protestant from the Anglican church, but he gives extreme evidence of the reformers. The chaotic structure is that they put forward which divided the church. I recommend it if you love history, philosophy, theology, he’s one amongst a few. Who although as I said, it’s not a Catholic but shows. The evidence, and he really does, and I’m a traditional Catholic have been for over 27 years, leaving the Novus ordo. And if anyone wants to watch this, I do recommend it. Thank you sir, for another great program.

[@cherylschalk9106]

Our TLM is restricted to 3 a month in separate locations😕

[@qvirtualis]

"Nothing can compete with authentic Catholicism..." Truer words have not been spoken. Ave Maria!

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

what if you received a dream one night where Jesus himself told you that you were practicing error> Would you believe him or doubt that he had spoken to you in a dream? Many Muslims are having such an experience and coming to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

[@Neb-ie5mj]

I feel the pain of people who have had these difficulties. I am blessed with a wonderful young NO Priest, and the other new Priests being ordained in the diocese are just like him. I have so much hope for the future!

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[@eddiegould6091]

Been a Catholic all my life Sick of All the scandal

[@Smuggler169]

I left the modern day church. Too much divide. “We are right you’re wrong.” Enough of all that.

[@gcam12000]

How blessed we are for the mercy of our lord God is immeasurable, church doctrines and traditions should not conform to todays culture and we know it’s corrupt at best rather than follow how Jesus taught the apostolic church and its successions but still true to its identity. IMO, people’s own faith and belief is personal and sacred it doesn’t fit all and our conveniences just like everyone will not be saved but the church does its best with what was passed down to them. I for one are grateful to be able to follow the apostolic church and know that I follow the ways Jesus taught and lived. Blessings to all and peace be with all.

[@lindaryan4148]

This video just came up in my feed. 40some years ago I married a Catholic and spent years attending the Catholic Church. I had evangelical neighbors who converted me and I have been evangelical for the last 35 years. The Lord keeps on tugging at me about the Catholic Church though and now I’m researching before I make a decision. My question is why would anyone like a Mass in Latin if they can’t understand what is being said.

[@luissalazar6960]

I think is not for the Latin, it is more for the celebration itself, because is more respectful to God. Also with all technology available you finish understanding what it says in Latin. In my case I want to find a mass in Latin too.

[@genemyersmyers6710]

Man i love you i subscribed emediatly.

[@gbnessdot96]

I look at the big picture… I will not give up on the Catholic church so it darn shouldn’t give up on me.

[@akiraotb]

Have you actually looked at the big picture. How corrupt evil and disgusting catholicism was when it started. How they beat there wives freely and killed and exiled non believers. You need to open your eyes man will always change it cuz it's a man made ideology. God didn't give these teachings. Does he beat his wife does he even have one. And what about all the people slaughtered for not believing should they thank God. Catholicism has been a sham from the beginning and will be to the end the pope himself has proven that by catering to society not god as it always has.

[@akiraotb]

People need to learn how to believe I'm God without trying to be socially accepted by the biggest con man ran industries on the planet.

[@akiraotb]

The church was never rooting for you they never cared about your salvation they use your love for God to make you a slave. That's why they label you as a heretic if you join then leave. Best to have never joined. You will be shunned for not being a part of a corrupt man ran industry. They'll shun you and save the gays. Seems backwards from catholic teachings ever taught 😂

[@akiraotb]

The church's downfall has already started I would repent for participating in this industry that says they stand for God but stand for the devil.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

The church won't give up on any of us. We get the leaders we deserve. Which is why I have faith as more of us come back to our church to join the faithful that never left. The next Pope will be a reflection of that.

[@victor_the_red]

Why hasn't this happened with the Orthodox? We haven't they had their Vatican 2 modernist council?

[@sleepystar1638]

lol they are split, the greek orthodox are not in communion with the russian orthodox, its not even a world religion, its a regional/racial church

[@victor_the_red]

@@sleepystar1638 The current split between the Russians and the Greeks is only a few years old.Before that split, why haven't they become modernists? If they are regional and racial, i have to say it's obviously helped them. They still have the liturgy that they were practicing in the 4th and 5th century's. I can't see them getting away with changing it or introducing a new modernist liturgy like we did with the new mass. And they have kept close to their traditions.We are losing ours. We have changed everything. And nothing good has come from it.

[@sleepystar1638]

@@victor_the_red well it’s also schismatic against themselves which is against Jesus teachings, Schismatics are swallowed by the Earth

[@frekigeri4317]

Why hasn’t orthodox evangelized the world? It’s because it’s not the Church

[@victor_the_red]

​@@frekigeri4317 The orthodox evangelized in Asia, India,Africa,the middle east, eastern Europe, southern Europe, and Russia, all before the Roman Catholic church did. We went to the new world and western Europe. And then made our way during the period of exploration to other nations in which the east had already been. Saying, "Why hasn’t orthodox evangelized the world? It’s because it’s not the Church" just isn't accurate church history. Are you a protestant?

[@tvhead7074]

Two reasons 1. Don’t believe that God, as described in the Bible, exists. 2. Disagree with the teachings. It’s not complicated, it’s either one of these or a combination of both. I’m 21 btw so I’m in touch with how most young people feel. If you want young people to come back to the faith, prove to them that God exists and also justify the teachings to them, explain why some teachings are the way they are. Oftentimes the teachings feel like “Do this or don’t do this because we say so”.

[@Corvus001]

I am 22. 98-99% of young people have a wanton disregard for authority, for both justified and unjustified reasons. Since most parents are also terrible examples and raise their children into sin, or are outright abusive it isn’t surprising at all. And of course these children disagree with the teachings, because they grew up in spite or without them entirely. And even naturalistic science proves the existence of God, and in the modern era where information is easily accessible there is not an excuse anymore for the masses. The modern novus ordo Catholic Church is also not helping by giving terrible examples of the laity, clergy, and overall general approach to the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.

[@sleepystar1638]

well you already believe in miracles like the big band and the creation of life, and you have a stupid way to explain for life came to be, lightning striking primordial ooze, or a meteor bringing already living organisms. i honestly dont see a difference in the intensity of belief. except that DNA has complex protein and complex sugars, and built with complex engineering, if you unravel one strand of DNA its 6 feet long. you have no leg to even stand on but poetry. sounds nice but it doesnt hold any water what so ever, the Law of Entropy works against evolution, but lines up with the understanding of Man lifespans, starting with 900 years dropping to 300 years then 120 years. the world record for child births for a single person is 69 in the 1700s, shouldnt that record have been beaten if technology actually helps? instead he have been getting worse. we are getting fatter and dumb and rely more and more on technology.

[@mathfrom0to96]

I am also young, and yes the lack of faith is a problem also caused by their elders. It also expands to crime, depression, anxiety etc. The Church must fight this.

[@AdmiralBison]

​@@mathfrom0to96 good to see two posts from people bringing up some of many actual reasons people are leaving churches and Religion is dying. Looking at the comments section shows how many are indoctrinated and not willing to face the problems.....or not dare acknowledge them. As a former Catholic long time Atheist, that has completely their journey out of Religion here is some hope. More and more people are discovering they can and are living moral and spiritual lives without Religion and the god beliefs. You can fight to make churches and the religion relevant, but time and energy is better used to rebuild and support organizations that actually helps people regardless of belief, orientation, sexuality and economic status. Transform abandoned churches into + Emergency housing for the homeless + donation hubs for the poor + Secular Social and Community centers + emotional and spiritual support locations. Tax the private jet, mansion living pastors and their mega churches to help fund this all. If it means anything, I think even Jesus Christ would approve such things. ​

[@georgerafa5041]

​@@AdmiralBisonno. More and more people are deluding themselves into thinking they are moral without religion. And surprise surprise the modern world is an absolute shit hole where nobody knows their neighbors, the slippery slopes into sexual degeneracy and cultural suicide are well past their event horizons. You losers don't breed, you live entirely for yourselves focusing on experiences and materialistic possessions, and you preemptively try to discredit religion and tradition in order to validate your pathetic meaningless existences. It's blatantly obvious what you are and why you do it, little hipster.

[@catsoffirstave1091]

Was that on an ALTAR??? The DJ? I don't even know what to say. This is why we say prayers of reparations.

[@maureen348]

Not in my town here in the Uk they're not and here there are four Catholic churches, each with two Masses on the Sabbath and week day Masses.

[@joeychicago6322]

As much as I like listening to Megadeth or Metallica, that wouldn't b nice but u r absolutely correct on the NO hypocrisy of their style of mass. I'm sickened of the 60's Brady bunch mums from prots. Singing the Gloria is horrible and just doesn't feel reverent at all. I so love the Gregorian Chants. Simply beautiful.

[@snokehusk223]

Vatican 2 isn't to blame on all of this. It's the leadership and lay people also.

[@RickW-HGWT]

V2 did not help, all of it no , but that they are still trying to sell/ force this debacle on the faithful tells much. The leadership ship has more then failed us but no one is talking credit or explaining who or why , look at a mass from 1965 then one from 1975 , the loss of reverence is obvious. That you are sometimes told to find a reverent NO to attend , begs why are they not all reverent ?.

[@cantrait7311]

Another great video

[@UnderAttack-x1s]

Well now they seem to be against people's happiness. No idea why

[@henrybayard6574]

I'm sorry to hear of some of the bad experiences some of you have had in RCC. I can actually say at our Parrish here in south Florida. We have over 3k congregants every week. We have more than seven services each Sunday. Our RCIA classes were full of ex protestants. We have a conservative novus order mass. It seems to be working. Just my views.

[@srich7503]

Here in Louisiana also with a full RCIA class. 👍🏻

[@lanbaode]

We Catholics have an adage about one's scope of Bible reading, study, and comprehension that aptly describes the ex-Catholic/s spotlighted here. "Weak Catholics become Evangelicals/Protestants/Orthodox. Strong Evangelicals/Protestants/Orthodox become Catholics."

[@CO84trucker]

About that Lord's Prayer etiquette... if I wanted to hold hands with strangers I woulda gone to a hippie gathering!!!

[@katiejon17]

To be very honest, I don’t know what to do either. I was baptized at 6 months (1979) in a Catholic Church, and I did receive my first communion in the 1980’s, but beyond that my family were not “Catholic”. We never prayed together, never went to church, never read the Bible. I was agnostic until the middle of 2020 (aged 41). Was grieving though the death of an old high school friend (suicide) and very suddenly Mary was with me. For about 6 weeks she was with me, until I found myself at the feet of Jesus crucified. I had my children baptized, went through RCIA, received my confirmation, and started reading the Bible with my children and teaching them about Jesus. My husband was, and still is, agnostic. But... Mt parish is not very welcoming. Especially other mothers with young children. I am not invited into the fold, so to speak. And there have been many functions where other mothers will not even look at me, or speak to me, when they are standing right next to me. Then... Then came the news, about 9 months ago now, that I can no longer receive the Eucharist. Suddenly it was recalled that I was not married in thenCatholic Church, so I may not receive the Eucharist. Because my husband is agnostic, and doesn’t believe we need to be married in the church, my priest tells me “it’s much more complicated”. Fine, but he does not facilitate a resolution to the situation. When I had called or emailed he would say he’s been “busy” (no doubt), or that he “forgot”. Or my emails go without respond. We also had an issue with our local library wanting to host DQ story hour on tax-payer dollars. I told the priest, I got the word out... and only one Catholic besides me showed-up (and she is not devout), every one else were non-Catholic Christians. So... What does that tell me? I’m not sure. And I’m not sure where to go from here. I’ve prayed to Gods to show me where he wants me, but I haven’t received his instructions yet. But something is not right. All I want is to walk with Jesus.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

Fairly similar. Baptized in '77 went to Catholic grammar school through 8th grade. My children have all been baptized and made first communion but I stepped away after that for about a decade. My wife and I she went to Catholic school even through high School relocated after I got out of the military. Went to a new church where we moved and be in a smaller town that we did not grow up in. It was somewhat clicky and hard to become involved. Now that I am back as a practicing Catholic I have decided I will be the change I wanted to see when I first joined my local church. Much easier to do now that I'm older and don't care what people think. As long as I know I am moving in the way God moves me.

[@gamdore]

I'd never believe that nonsense again.

[@olliesweirdworld]

What is sspx and norva sordo (sorry if i spelled that wrong)?

[@floragreenfield4256]

Society of St. Pius X, an order of priests who only celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass, the only Mass before Vatican II. The Novus Ordo is the New Mass, put together during Vatican II. The NO is a Prostentatized version of the Mass.

[@olliesweirdworld]

@@floragreenfield4256 would novus ordo be the same as vernacular (local language)?

[@beatlecristian]

Another great video, my friend. Will you do a video on the Infant Jesus of Prague?

[@lucialima5026]

So What do l do??

[@Defender_of_Faith]

Let's look at this from the perspective that Vatican I I is a success. What if this was the holy spirit's way of separating the wheat from the chaff? Causing those whose faith was moderate at best to leave and the truly faithful to endure. Which has now LED to those of us who never experienced a Latin Mass, but whose parents Faith or at least practice of Catholicism dwindled which caused us to dwindle. But now we have come back with a fever for Christ's Church. With a true love in our heart to want to see it grow and be understood. The fact that right now so many parishioners are talking about Vatican too to me shows an increase in faith in the church regardless of numbers. Maybe with the next Pope we will get a Vatican. 3. We get the leaders we deserve.

[@simonewilliams7224]

Why does PBS post an interview on critical issues but turn off/Block there viewers from making comments???

[@Some-random-Scythian]

I'm a proud ex-Catholic.

[@alexespanto5270]

As they say" Weak and ignorant Catholics become Protestant,while strong and Biblically well versed Protestants become Catholic ". Another one " The Protestant church gets the worst Catholics ,while the Catholic church gets the best Protestants".

[@johnyang1420]

Try RCIA and come back. Why? There is no salvation outside the Catholic church.

[@Some-random-Scythian]

@christsavesreadromans1096 I'm happy with Zoroastrianism.

[@Some-random-Scythian]

@christsavesreadromans1096 The more you look at and study this world we're living in, the more you realize that Zoroastrianism is the true religion.

[@Some-random-Scythian]

@christsavesreadromans1096 Roman Catholicism is just another false religion created by Angra Mainyu. I know that Zoroastrianism is the true religion created by Ahura Mazda.

[@allenmontrasio8962]

So what do you advocate for, crusades and the inquisition?

[@CatholicChickAZ]

After 30 years at our NO parish with no confession, altar girls and incorrect homilies ( fr. Starbuck saying the Mother of God is not one of Mary’s titles ) we switched to the only TLM that we could get to which is the CMRI. We will never leave it, now we can practice our faith the way it should be.

[@imisschristendom5293]

You know, Im not a sedevacantist, but I dont throw stones at people who are or attend those masses. If someone leaves NO for a Protestant church because they werent getting anything and found Jesus at this other church most Catholics say: " oh well, its thier journey. Who am I to say God didnt lead them there" But leave NO for sspx, sspv, or sedevacantism and those same people lose it. At least its Catholic

[@srich7503]

This is quite sad. However there were priest in the church long before there were any TLM Masses that said silly things like this and the church survived. Its NOT a NO thing.

[@mathfrom0to96]

I too would not cast stones, but you ought to also think about whether or not those CMRI are actual priests, as opposed to just incorrect homilies

[@gamdore]

Francis of Assisi. Lived like Jesus. Didn't even take his lifetime until people messed that up as well, expecting such behavior from the Religious leaders of the Church (separate debate if the entire thing is real or not btw).

[@ndor1429]

I was a catholic for almost 61 years. A few years ago, I tried to bo more serious with my belief and faith in the catholic church but it did not work, I kept on sliding back. Then more than a year ago, I was in front of a catholic church and I asked God questions and maybe to show me what I should do. And as it goes, God showed me the way. I am now a born again christian and I joined a small christian church where I found something better about worshiping God.

[@RickW-HGWT]

But you don't have the sacraments, who originated this new church ?, does it's views change on issues, or is it based on feelings ?. Who is the authority to determine doctrines and questions?.

[@julieelizabeth4856]

The "Born Again Movement" began in the early 1900's. Born again in the Bible always meant baptism until another new group formed, hijacked a phrase from the Bible, and gave it a new meaning. It really gained momentum after Chuck Colson (Nixon's dirty tricks man) wrote his book, "Born Again" in 1975, from prison. God should be worshiped the way he taught us, not what "feels good" to us. He also gave us the sacraments, which you are now denying yourself.

[@allanpineda9267]

So the solution is to run away from the problem and embace schismatic and heretic movements just because they feel good??

[@alexespanto5270]

As they say" Weak and ignorant Catholics become Protestant,while strong and Biblically well versed Protestants become Catholic ". Another one " The Protestant church gets the worst Catholics ,while the Catholic church gets the best Protestants".

[@alexespanto5270]

Many Catholics know nothing or little about their faith ,but once they left,they know everything about her and theyre all negative . Fortunately ,many Catholics who have become anti Catholic and Born Again Christians ,are now coming back to the church .Many Catholics do not even know that Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church and is over 2k yrs old .Born Again Christianity is fairly new modern Christian movement . The center of worship there is not Jesus ,its the Pastor . In the CC its always Jesus .Thats why tens of thousands of former anti Catholic Born Again Christians have already converted to Catholicism ,including numerous Bible Scholars ,Historians ,Pastors,Theologians ,Intellectuals ,to name a few. This year at Easter ,a record number of Evangelicals were received into the CC ,including a contingent from Harvard and Yale Universities .Without the CC there will be no Bible available . Many people do not know that all the Apostles ,but Judas ,who committed suicide, depicted in the " Last Supper" image ,their remains are entombed in various Catholic churches spread all over the world. Im glad that I returned to the CC ,from a brief stint with Born Again Christianity .You are only happy during the fellowship ,but once its over and your heading home ,you feel empty .Unlike ,in the CC ,once you leave the Mass ,you really felt that you attended a WORSHIP service and not a FELLOWSHIP one,like with Born Again Christianity !

[@astrinymris9953]

Um... according to Pew Forum, when former Catholics are questioned, "wanting the Latin Mass" was pretty low on the list of reasons they were no longer Catholic. "No longer believing in the doctrine" and "disgust at various abuse scandals" were much more common. This makes sense, because if you want a "more Catholic" experience, joining an evangelical church in pursuit of that is an illogical thing. Not hatin', just sayin'.

[@imisschristendom5293]

Ok, maybe im not making my point clear enough. Had they not changed the church at v2 none of that would have happened. The people leaving the church dont know the real reason why they dont like, but the reason is its not Catholic. Thats why I have challenge: go to Latin mass every Sunday and holy day of obligation for 2 straight months.

[@astrinymris9953]

@@imisschristendom5293 Um... are you aware of arrogant it is to insist that *you* know someone else's thinking better than they do themselves? I agree that V2 was a disaster, because it managed to annoy both liberals and conservatives equally. Liberals may have liked the change to the vernacular mass, but they didn't really care about it. They cared about contraception and making priestly celibacy optional, both of which Paul VI refused to budge on. Whereas the conservatives cared deeply about the traditional mass, and were outraged by the change. As far as the Latin Mass goes, I read somewhere that John XXIII's original intention was to allow local congregations the option of mass in the vernacular, not to ban the Latin Mass. But the Papal Curia would rather enforce a change they hated autocratically than leave the choice to local pastors and the laity. I don't whether that's true, but it's tempting to wonder what may have happened if John XXIII had lived ten years longer.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

The greatest generation changing the mass I believe led the boomers to feel a loss of reverence for the mass then making them question. Why did they learn all the stuff they learned to now think none of it mattered. Then that reflected upon the way they brought their children up in the faith like myself. Gen x and it had an effect in the way that I brought my children up including to myself leaving the church for a decade

[@AJ_Jingco]

The Traditional Latin Mass is ONLY popular in the United States of America 🇺🇲. But the main reason Catholics leave is because they don't believe in the Church doctrines, or they are disgusted with the Church Sexual Pedophile Abuse.

[@its.ioakeim]

We will heal the church will heal it always did it will continue to do so, have faith in one holy catholic and apostolic church and we will make it ✝🇻🇦

[@Burt1038]

I respectfully disagree with some of your conclusions here. It's not just Catholics that are losing members, it's most denominations across the board. Eastern Orthodox churches for example have absolutely atrocious retention rates and if you ever visit one you'll rarely see anybody in there under the age of 40. The reason Evangelical churches are growing is because they are easier and require the least amount of effort, even compared to other Protestant churches. To me it seems clear that the issue is cultural in nature and would not have been prevented even if the Novus Ordo mass had never been adopted. And I see little to no evidence that Catholics are clamoring for the Latin Mass, outside of internet forums such as this. If it were so then the few churches that do offer Latin Mass would be overflowing but that simply isn't the case. That being said one thing I've observed and felt is that the Catholic church plainly does not feel like a community; I've been going to the same church for 20 years and I barely know anybody there. I go to plenty of events to meet and greet others but every time I get polite courtesy from the other end but no offer of friendship. In fact since COVID the majority of parishioners won't even shake hands during the sharing of the peace in Mass. Some just wave with a forced smile and some don't even do that. That's definitely something Protestants, especially Baptists and Evangelicals, are far better at than us, to our continuous detriment. Sometimes I even see people get into arguments or cut each other off in the church parking lot before and after Mass. Yikes.

[@imisschristendom5293]

I certainly understand your conclusions. And yes everything your saying is correct. I do take issue with " no evidence catholics are clamoring for the latin mass. If so the few churches that offer it would be overflowing" In most cases the Diocesan latin mass is in the late afternoon on the wrong side of town, or a small town 30 minites away and most rank and file Catholics dont know about it. But guess what, go to the sspx and it is overflowing. With young couples. Your observation about the lack of community as compared to Evangelical churches is spot on. This is what I mean about trying to be Protestant, we cant do it. Protestants are all about fellowship, keep in mind they really want you in thier church thats part of the reason they are so nice. At least the catholics arent pretentious. Also Catholic worship isnt about fellowship, its about worshiping God as he prescribed. Protestant worship is wrong. Regardless of how they make you feel. Do you go to church to worship God? If so stay Catholic regardless of how bad catholics act. If its all about you and what you want then sure go be Protestant. Keep in mind you may lose your salvation. But the reason all this is happening across the board is because the catholic church changed. There is a spiritual aspect that I discuss in some of my other videos. As the Church goes so does the world

[@Yodasstuff]

@@imisschristendom5293 Maybe we should be more about fellowship? The traditional way is not easy and it would be nice to know that you have a place and people that have your back as our society deteriorates.

[@countryboyred]

@@imisschristendom5293eh, Protestants are nice because they are Christian’s and want to love other people. It’s not just because they want you to join “their” church. Your comment isn’t very charitable.

[@0KXNE]

its easier for me to understand the whole "fewness of the saved" thing now. It's makes more sense now.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

One of the greatest pains I experience is when people joyfully say they’ve left the Church to follow Christ when Christ is already present in the Catholic Church.

[@CelestialWoodway]

Christ is a fictional character like Batman.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

@@CelestialWoodway Most historians agree that he was a real person. Now, who he was is a different matter. But, he did exist.

[@countryboyred]

Why does it pain you so much? Good for them for finding Christ.

[@fallenkingdom-zd8xh]

@@countryboyred Yes, but they left the one, true Church. I love that they found Christ, however, they reject the Church that He founded.

[@countryboyred]

@@fallenkingdom-zd8xh the Orthodox believe they are the church Christ founded. Rome claims it. The Mormons claim it. Protestants claim it. It gets old after awhile. Let them worship Christ in peace. You act like they died or something.

[@donaldkeith139]

10:38 "the Novus Ordo was made by a Freemason and most of it was written on cocktail napkins" Where'd you hear/read this?

[@imisschristendom5293]

Some of it, not all of it. Mass of the ages, and " murder in the 33rd degree" by fr charles murr

[@donaldkeith139]

@@imisschristendom5293 thank you ill have a look

[@donaldkeith139]

@@imisschristendom5293 when you reference a Freemason for making the NO, are you referring to Bugnini?

[@Murlo.]

Love your videos ❤

[@colinlavery625]

Priests dare not walk about in public in their robes, as they used to, for fear of being beaten up.

[@maggie-x7v]

I was born a catholic, grew up as a catholic but the dualistic attitude of other catholics looking down at their poor co-religionists perflexed me. The jealousy, animosity and disdaining attitude of fellow christians haunts me even today. I never chose my family at my birth. God decided where I should be born. I write this because my family who are Roman Catholics disown me because I married outside my religion. They have stopped inviting me for weddings or any other functions. If they were real christians they would not be doing so.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

You don't have to share if you don't want to obviously, but why did you choose to get married outside of the church?

[@ArthurFeitosa-s5p]

Last time I went to the Catholic Church I didn't like what I saw, people not dressed right, people lifting their hands like in the protestant church, pretty ugly stuff. I'm now looking for a traditional Latin mass.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

who were they lifting their hands to or that did not matter? What did the lifted hand mean? Surrender? Why do you genuflect before a stone? Is it for a spiritual reason? Can there be other ways to worship other than the way you have gotten used to? Why do you cross yourself before you pray? Can you find any verse anywhere in the bible about people raising their hands to God? Is there obedience to that instruction important to you? You comment is amazing!

[@ArthurFeitosa-s5p]

@@thelinkeducationalsupports2949 man, I believe in reference and nothing else, when Christ was on earth, he told us not to worship him but the father, I think we must act in the same way he expected everyone to treat Him then as if he was here now. The Church has created the Latin mass with rules and those must not be broken, they are not to be changed.

[@thelinkeducationalsupports2949]

@@ArthurFeitosa-s5p How do you know what Christ said? Did you read that in the Bible? (smiling) I read this from the bible: " I am the way, the TRUTH and the LIFE, no man accesses the FATHER unless it is routed through me." Question: Do you realize that unless God looks on you through the shed blood of the Christ you would be burned to Crisp? Do you understand the extent to which God is HOLY? Only PRIDE and ARROGANCE or IGNORANCE would make me or you think we can present ourselves before God outside of the finished work of the cross of calvary. Masses dont do it brother. Jesus does it and has done it for you. He loves you completely and constantly calls you to intimacy in HIM. You cannot know anything about God unless it is revealed to you by Christ and the person of the Holy Spirit.

[@ArthurFeitosa-s5p]

@@thelinkeducationalsupports2949 Christ passed on to Peter, Peter passes on to the Church, the Church passes on to us.

[@Videx19]

Protestantism and Catholicism may not mix, but the people have to mix. They work together, play sports together, pay taxes together, their kids are in school together. Only the clerics are interested in division. Like a feudal lord dividing up his own serfdom. We're all human. Religion should not divide us.

[@matthewgaulke8094]

I guess Alcoholics Anonymous is considering updating the 12 step book to change pronoun stuff. It makes me think of this Vatican 2 stuff. I don't understand this idea that, "hey, my life is a mess and the grand narrative I've been living by obviously isn't working so I going to go to a church that then reinforces my failing lifestyle." Even the Mormons are trying to be hip. It's all so cringe. I don't want my religion to be hip. I want it to work!

[@Gone_wrong_dig]

Well, your correct on some of these issues but the biggest issue is the Roman Catholic Church is revolved more around rules out side of scripture. The Catholic Church is correct on certain things, but many of there teachings is easily debunked just by reading the Bible. A lot of people go to Protestant churches as well to learn what the Bible actually says, not just here a few verses, and then go to confession. The Roman Catholic Church also has huge issues with pedophilia which is something most Catholics don’t like to talk about. And then there’s the last thing. Pope Francis literally just forced the church to have to bless and accept gay marriages. He’s also a woke anti American pope. So when you have leadership that is as corrupt as he is, and they are leaning away from teachings of Christ and the apostles, how can you not leave. You don’t need a denominational title to be saved either. The Bible also makes it clear you need to go to a play surrounded by other followers. We’re as the Catholic Church teaches you need to come to mass because we say you need to. Just like they also ask for more than 10% tithing. You don’t need to pay to pray, you don’t need to go through a bunch of rules or loopholes to get baptized, saved, or to even take communion. Mary is not someone you pray to. Christ says multiple times the only way to the father is through me. Not Mary, not the saints, not anything else. All sin is deemed equal, there is no greater sin, including murder. You can’t pray for those to go to heaven, and just because you give money doesn’t mean they will go to heaven. It’s weird the only church that has the Apocrypha is the Catholic Church. The Jews who literally only follow the Old Testament don’t even have them 7 extra books in there doctrine.

[@Defender_of_Faith]

Some sets of Judaism did use those Old Testament books. And the first Christians to include the 12 apostles used those Scriptures. Protestants got rid of them to justify their positions. You can't take books out of the Bible and then tell catholic's that their teachings are non-biblical because you got rid of the books in the Bible that showed them. Orthodoxy uses even more books than the Roman Catholic Church, so to say that only Catholics use them shows your lack of knowledge. Not to be too uncharitable, but it sounds like you've watched one too many James White videos

[@dave1370]

So you're knocking Vatican 2 but I'm supposed to believe that Vatican 2 is binding?

[@John-fn2ln]

I just joined the catholic church in February of 2024

[@amo6396]

Years ago It was against the law to be Protestant in South America.

[@Stygard]

I had a very similar RCIA program, I also studied before conversion. After becoming Catholic I flirted with hyper traditionalism… but I returned to my Novus ordo stuck it out and was faithful to any call to service and leadership. I am now the Middle School Theology Teacher at our parish. I suggest stick it out, pray and do your best. Jesus promised his church will not fail.

[@ShanniLovesJesusMaryJoseph]

The 2024 group of Catechumins and Catechists was the largest group in the Diocese history. Florida, west coast.

[@ValC488]

You can go to the Latin Mass but not the Sspx? Because the priests are not ordained by a Catholic Bishop? So there is no efficacy at all?

[@Brom2855]

Grew up w/ NO, and never knew the Latin Mass. Still Catholic, and honestly, the NO "mass" is such a mockery. Went to a weekday one last week for first time in years (chronic condition, thankfully 3-4 months away from fully healed), and by Dearest Jesus, very upsetting just like sexual deviant movement: 1) *Nobody* kneels to receive Eucharist. It's like we line up to receive a cupcake. Jesus is no longer respected or revered. 2) Mindless music. Instead of Gregorian chant and Latin to bring in Mass, it's translated w/ guitar or piano. Pipe organ, and as work of art, draw the people to Heaven, not entertain them! 3) Students who sang made hang gestures for "participating" in the Mass. That's for **concerts** and entertainment. Mass is a time to spend with **Jesus Christ**, grow closer to Him. This secular approach distracts from Him. 4) Eucharistic ministers everywhere. Only the consecrated hands of a deacon, priest, and up should bear the Precious Blood and Body of Christ. He is not a dessert for anyone to touch! 5) Churches, by and large, stripped of their Heavenly art. Such folly! A beautiful church reminds the people we are here to be with Jesus, taste of Heaven. A bare-bones church might as well be used for a debate hall--that's how much holy it's lost! 6) The priest is there facing the people. Aka, a distraction. I do not believe he realizes it, may God touch their hearts--the people are here to be with Jesus, and the priest as His earthly representative is there to lead the worship, not distract them! Watched a Latin Mass earlier. Could not believe my eyes: such reverence and attention to Jesus. Vatican II, it seems, had some heretics who did this intentionally. I encourage us all to read and understand more: novusordowatch.org/holy-catholic-mass/

[@philipschaffer9414]

Let's see I went from essentially a atheistic Jewish background to Evangelical Protestantism to Lutheranism to Catholicism and I felt that the Latin mass was the original true Christian religion . The Catholic Church not doing the Mass in Latin is like a synagogue not doing the service in Hebrew. Also I left a Evangelical Free Church because they were celebrating Messianic Passover and took down the cross for the ethnic Jews and I made a stink about it. Let them join a Messianic Synagogue. As Catholicism and Protestantism does not mix Protestantism and Judaism does not mix

[@dj012001]

The Bishop of the specific diocese controls which Masses are offered. If the Bishop wants a TLM, it will happen. If the Bishop wants only Nicys Ordo Masses, that is what with happen. If a Priest offers a TLM without permission he will likely have his faculties taken away.

[@tanz5389]

Many also don't attend because they seek the Catholic Faith, and what they see doesn't feel right (irreverent mass, Infernal Paul VI room, non Catholic speeches of Francis, etc.).

[@antoniorangel8277]

Not sure where are you going but my parish has been growing, only two denominations are growing worldwide: Catholicism and evangelics ...

[@josephssewagudde8156]

Poor catechesis is the problem. Protestant church dominates tv stations and do their thing there while catholic churches has fallen behind even with mass catholics don't understand parts in there

[@Defender_of_Faith]

I think people also find not having to confess to a priest but just in private to God more appealing. For the same reason of people not being able or wanting to humble themselves to confess to a priest. They also cannot humble themselves to accept papal authority.

[@CatholicPentecostal]

I am filled with foreboding this is extremely sad 😔 ✝ 🇻🇦 ✝ 🇻🇦

[@wesleyalves4393]

Don't forget Limbo aswell. 99% of modern Catholics never even heard of it.

[@StAlphonsusHasAPosse]

Please dont leave the Church. Go to the traditional Latin Mass instead. You will see no modern foolishness, no drums or guitars, no embracing same sex unions there! It is a beautiful, reverent Mass. It's also the only Mass where attendance is growing, especially among young people and young families. It brings one back to what Catholicism is really about.

[@andrewstravels2096]

That’s a fact. I’m of partial German descent and I’m interested in my Catholic and German heritage. Back in June, I went to mass at Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio because it’s a historic German church. They have a mass at 11 on Sundays that’s conducted almost entirely in German, except the homily. It is operated by the Cincinnati Oratory, and the Mass before the German one is a sung Latin mass. They do a low Latin mass, a sung Latin mass, a German mass and an English mass. I arrived for the German mass right after the sung Latin mass and there were more people there than at the German mass and it looked like the church was almost completely full. I love that church, not only because it’s a historical German church, but the mass is very traditional. I’m not sure if it’s a pre Vatican ll Mass, but the priest performed traditional worship, including facing the altar and the parishioners going to the kneelers up front and receiving the Eucharist from the mouth. Also the Priest during the homily warned against Protestant infiltration into the Church. Regardless, I like that set up better than the modern version. I took some pictures of the Church and made them into a video for my channel if you’re interested in seeing it.

[@StAlphonsusHasAPosse]

@andrewstravels2096 If the priest faced the altar then it's the pre Vatican II Latin Mass. So glad you have found a traditional Church that you're happy with. I will check out your pics

[@andrewstravels2096]

Thanks a lot my friend!!! If I lived in Cincinnati I’d join that church.