(August 26, 2018 at 3:57 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: The only way this will stop is if the catholic parishioners stand up in mass (not the service) and start making their voice heard with dollars (actually a lack of dollars).
I understand your logic, but I don't think this would do any good.
The money collected at mass mostly goes towards that particular church itself. Since admission is free, the optional donations help pay the expenses of keeping it running and paying the employees. Some of it goes towards putting together local charity events. Very little of it actually goes to the Vatican.
There are still many many good people and good priests in the church that took no part in any of this. If the Church is going to go through a reform, we need to stick together and support the good people who are in the Church.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
