I am a baby boomer also, and you are so right ! I have been fortunate the churches I have belonged to in the last 30 yrs have had good Priest, but I have visited so parishes on and off , and felt embarrassed within for the lack of reverence and behavior in the presence of the Lord physically present, no wonder some broke away if they grew up where there was no real root in the true church teaching, I'm a woman and when I hear anyone in favor of woman priest,I say NO ,it is wrong and Not happen.
The great question is, will the Western Civilization recover from the damage the "Baby Boomers" have rot on this world? Given the particular fact of "population control," I have to wonder if we can recover in time to prevent the crisis of social collapse. I fear we have already committed social suicide. I only hope that those who recover the husks of culture can be taught to value is better aspects as the Medieval Barbarians learned to value the Greco-roman.
Could you please tell us where we can go to get information to prove to others that Pope Benedict, (WHEN HE WAS CARDINAL RATZINGER) is innocent of covering up the sex abuse by clergy. I have read about what he has done for abuse victims since his pontificate, however, I have not read anything aboutt what he did as Cardinal Ratzinger to remove those who were accused of abuse.
@norahs52 People are innocent until proven guilty - it is impossible to prove he is NOT guilty except by there being no evidence to suggest he is guilty. However, actually looking at the documents he wrote and the guidelines he put in place as head of CDF should answer your query.
I served as a "helper" in my parish's RCIA class. In discussing with other helpers why people leave the Church in great numbers I said, "the reason is obvious, if you don't tell people that they need to be Catholic and the reason why, they will stop being Catholic, especially when everyone else, from secularists to fundamentalists evangelicals tell people that they must NOT be Catholic along with their own reasons why."
@RealCatholicTV first of all, I really love what you are doing. As a constructive comment, you said "we agree completely with Vatican II" but let me tell you from today's episode it's not clear at all.
@maurodalu How can it not be clear? Where do we say "we do not agree with Vatican II"? We don't. We say we do not agree with the "spirit of Vatican II" and then define what that is, very clearly saying it is a liberal misreading of the council.
My heart goes out to Catholics who are so traumatized by the abuse scandal. My entire family feels the same revulsion towards clergy who betray their vows and betray the Faith. Hetrodoxy is the betrayer within the spirit of Vatican II. My son is an orthodox, loyal and brave priest & I wish that each and everyone of you could be present as he offers the sacrifice of the Mass. Support the good priests. Church politics is very rough on good priests who speak out. Benedicite.
Just as God raised up the Jewish again nation after their Babylonian exile with a remnant of faithful Jews, He will raise up His Holy Catholic Church with the remnant of faithful Catholics. Our duty as baptized, confirmed faithful is to continue bearing witness to the fullness of the Gospel as found only in the Catholic Church. To quote St. Padre Pio - "Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."
The Catholic of the Church continues to be a great history lesson for us all. Throughout the ages there has always been a representation of the power of good and the power of evil with the Religious. This generation is no different. The Lord has always seen fit in dark times to raise up saints to continue to show us the way. This generation I expect will be no different. What a wonderful opportunity this generation has in their journey to seek the Truth.
JPII has prepared the Church for the New Springtime! The JPII Generation is absolutely the Hope for the Church! They are cleaning up the dung that has been left scattered about the pews. It truly is a new day and a new dawn! The Bride is being prepared and the gates of hell shall never prevail!
@EvodiusTheophile It can be discribed in many ways I think. To immitate Christ. Be as Christ to your neighbour. Put on the mind of Christ and let him live through you. To keep the commands of Christ. What we must not do (and I have been guilty of this in the past myself btw) is swap conformity to christ implated in us through baptism and completed thought confirmation to be willingly replaced by the secular mindset.
Yes the baby boomers will die off, and the true catholics and evangelicals are having all the children, so the meek will inherit the earth and this problem will, by its own philosophy, correct itself.
I hope this is true! First as a Protestant and then as a Catholic we have been part of large home school groups and those kids (most from families with seven kids or more) know their faith, understand politics, and aren't afraid to stand up for what's right. They will be a force to be reckoned with, "arrows in the hands of a warrior" as the Psalm says. (As young people "meek" is not a word I would use to describe them :D, but time will likely cure them of that.)
An observation I read by a Baby Boomer; ' It was not the Baby Boomer generation that legalized abortion in the U.S.'
In part, many of the W.W. II generation themselves are to blame. The 'B.B.'s are the children of the WWII gen. For many WWIIers, The Church was 'too harsh' "back in the day".
(true, we could go 'back in time' and blame everyone).
@rjpancerniCAUSA Abortion was legalized in 1973 - which means that those born in 1950 were 23, which is legal voting age - and they represented a very large bloc (the "boom" part of it all).
@RealCatholicTV Yes. What I meant was the U.S. Supreme Court and (sadly, after this next observation was pointed out to me) The Nixon Administration (which did nothing against legalized abortion.) Although they could vote, the B.B's were not 'in power' (yet.)
@rjpancerniCAUSA You're in power the moment you can vote - look at the shift in power during the 2008 election caused by the massive voter registration drives.
There is something to this argument, I think, because the WWII generation enjoyed their prosperity and the GI bill and their birth control, and sat back and did not spend the time with their two or three kids that their Depression-era parents did with their nine or ten. There is the nostalgia of kids playing in neighborhoods with no adult supervision (i.e., Leave it to Beaver) but those kids grew up and kept on playing by their own rules. Some still are.
@MrsRibs The current pope did NOT do these things; the accusations by the mass media about this are simply lies. Organizations like the NYT have just continued to print them, despite the fact they have been thoroughly debunked.
There are evil men, yes - but this should not shake your faith in the Church. The Church is perfect, her members are not.
@MrsRibs check out the links on Lori Pieper's blog for the true story. Your faith should be in the Church's teaching, not in personalities. Even St. Peter was a sinner. As it happens, though, recent criticisms of Pope Benedict in the press have been made in bad faith, as Pieper ably demonstrates.
It's hard to do our duty. I want to be a teacher and have great credentials, but when an ad for a teacher says "Vatican II Social Justice Parish" you know what it means: don't apply.
Why is it that our good bishops and priests are not doing anything to remove those clergy who are leading the faithful astray? The good ones are not speaking out. How do we know if our shephards are truthful or not. I am and will always be a faithful Catholic and hold to the doctrines of the church.However, I have lost "TRUST" in our Catholic leaders. I feel like a lost sheep, not knowing which shepards to trust and follow.
@WinstonChurchill We agree completely with Vatican II. We do not agree with those people who talk about "the spirit of Vatican II" and mean a load of tosh which Vatican II does not say. Vatican II is an eccumenical council of the Church and to not accept it or agree with it is schism or heresy.
I am a baby boomer also, and you are so right ! I have been fortunate the churches I have belonged to in the last 30 yrs have had good Priest, but I have visited so parishes on and off , and felt embarrassed within for the lack of reverence and behavior in the presence of the Lord physically present, no wonder some broke away if they grew up where there was no real root in the true church teaching, I'm a woman and when I hear anyone in favor of woman priest,I say NO ,it is wrong and Not happen.
ElijahsSpirit 10 months ago
A Catholic psychiatrist said that when people tamper and change the liturgy (for the worse), its really a form of narcicsism.
BibleProclaimer559 1 year ago
The great question is, will the Western Civilization recover from the damage the "Baby Boomers" have rot on this world? Given the particular fact of "population control," I have to wonder if we can recover in time to prevent the crisis of social collapse. I fear we have already committed social suicide. I only hope that those who recover the husks of culture can be taught to value is better aspects as the Medieval Barbarians learned to value the Greco-roman.
VictorLepanto 1 year ago
Could you please tell us where we can go to get information to prove to others that Pope Benedict, (WHEN HE WAS CARDINAL RATZINGER) is innocent of covering up the sex abuse by clergy. I have read about what he has done for abuse victims since his pontificate, however, I have not read anything aboutt what he did as Cardinal Ratzinger to remove those who were accused of abuse.
norahs52 1 year ago
@norahs52 People are innocent until proven guilty - it is impossible to prove he is NOT guilty except by there being no evidence to suggest he is guilty. However, actually looking at the documents he wrote and the guidelines he put in place as head of CDF should answer your query.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago
I served as a "helper" in my parish's RCIA class. In discussing with other helpers why people leave the Church in great numbers I said, "the reason is obvious, if you don't tell people that they need to be Catholic and the reason why, they will stop being Catholic, especially when everyone else, from secularists to fundamentalists evangelicals tell people that they must NOT be Catholic along with their own reasons why."
elcamaras 1 year ago 3
@RealCatholicTV first of all, I really love what you are doing. As a constructive comment, you said "we agree completely with Vatican II" but let me tell you from today's episode it's not clear at all.
maurodalu 1 year ago
@maurodalu How can it not be clear? Where do we say "we do not agree with Vatican II"? We don't. We say we do not agree with the "spirit of Vatican II" and then define what that is, very clearly saying it is a liberal misreading of the council.
I don't know what videos you are watching.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago
My heart goes out to Catholics who are so traumatized by the abuse scandal. My entire family feels the same revulsion towards clergy who betray their vows and betray the Faith. Hetrodoxy is the betrayer within the spirit of Vatican II. My son is an orthodox, loyal and brave priest & I wish that each and everyone of you could be present as he offers the sacrifice of the Mass. Support the good priests. Church politics is very rough on good priests who speak out. Benedicite.
priestsmom 1 year ago
Just as God raised up the Jewish again nation after their Babylonian exile with a remnant of faithful Jews, He will raise up His Holy Catholic Church with the remnant of faithful Catholics. Our duty as baptized, confirmed faithful is to continue bearing witness to the fullness of the Gospel as found only in the Catholic Church. To quote St. Padre Pio - "Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."
Saint42Day 1 year ago
The Catholic of the Church continues to be a great history lesson for us all. Throughout the ages there has always been a representation of the power of good and the power of evil with the Religious. This generation is no different. The Lord has always seen fit in dark times to raise up saints to continue to show us the way. This generation I expect will be no different. What a wonderful opportunity this generation has in their journey to seek the Truth.
8bluestone 1 year ago 3
Michael, don't be afraid to name names. This is a counter revolution. You're going to offend someone.
marketwatch101 1 year ago
Dang, Voris you do indeed rock!
totustuus333 1 year ago 4
I agree. I'm a boomer and I'm glad to see the retirement of heterodoxy! God bless you.
rbushlow 1 year ago
JPII has prepared the Church for the New Springtime! The JPII Generation is absolutely the Hope for the Church! They are cleaning up the dung that has been left scattered about the pews. It truly is a new day and a new dawn! The Bride is being prepared and the gates of hell shall never prevail!
djdw2008 1 year ago
What is our duty? I agree with the bulk of this message, but what are the faithful supposed to be doing as "a duty"?
EvodiusTheophile 1 year ago
@EvodiusTheophile Get yourself to Heaven :)
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago 5
@EvodiusTheophile It can be discribed in many ways I think. To immitate Christ. Be as Christ to your neighbour. Put on the mind of Christ and let him live through you. To keep the commands of Christ. What we must not do (and I have been guilty of this in the past myself btw) is swap conformity to christ implated in us through baptism and completed thought confirmation to be willingly replaced by the secular mindset.
havock89 1 year ago
@EvodiusTheophile Become a saint of course. Your holiness will help save the whole world.
gettinoldfast 1 year ago
Yes the baby boomers will die off, and the true catholics and evangelicals are having all the children, so the meek will inherit the earth and this problem will, by its own philosophy, correct itself.
anniebeezfolkart 1 year ago
@anniebeezfolkart
I hope this is true! First as a Protestant and then as a Catholic we have been part of large home school groups and those kids (most from families with seven kids or more) know their faith, understand politics, and aren't afraid to stand up for what's right. They will be a force to be reckoned with, "arrows in the hands of a warrior" as the Psalm says. (As young people "meek" is not a word I would use to describe them :D, but time will likely cure them of that.)
Tyn575 1 year ago
Let us do our duty!
fdpgeorgia 1 year ago
Here Here!
St. Gregory the Great observed that sinners would likely to live eternally in order to remain eternally in their sin.
jvaz003 1 year ago
An observation I read by a Baby Boomer; ' It was not the Baby Boomer generation that legalized abortion in the U.S.'
In part, many of the W.W. II generation themselves are to blame. The 'B.B.'s are the children of the WWII gen. For many WWIIers, The Church was 'too harsh' "back in the day".
(true, we could go 'back in time' and blame everyone).
rjpancerniCAUSA 1 year ago
@rjpancerniCAUSA Abortion was legalized in 1973 - which means that those born in 1950 were 23, which is legal voting age - and they represented a very large bloc (the "boom" part of it all).
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago 2
@RealCatholicTV Yes. What I meant was the U.S. Supreme Court and (sadly, after this next observation was pointed out to me) The Nixon Administration (which did nothing against legalized abortion.) Although they could vote, the B.B's were not 'in power' (yet.)
rjpancerniCAUSA 1 year ago
@rjpancerniCAUSA You're in power the moment you can vote - look at the shift in power during the 2008 election caused by the massive voter registration drives.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago
@rjpancerniCAUSA
There is something to this argument, I think, because the WWII generation enjoyed their prosperity and the GI bill and their birth control, and sat back and did not spend the time with their two or three kids that their Depression-era parents did with their nine or ten. There is the nostalgia of kids playing in neighborhoods with no adult supervision (i.e., Leave it to Beaver) but those kids grew up and kept on playing by their own rules. Some still are.
Tyn575 1 year ago
What if the recent pedophile scandals have really shaken my faith in the church?
The current pope has known about pedophiles and just moved them around.
How can I believe he represents Christ on earth now?
MrsRibs 1 year ago
@MrsRibs The current pope did NOT do these things; the accusations by the mass media about this are simply lies. Organizations like the NYT have just continued to print them, despite the fact they have been thoroughly debunked.
There are evil men, yes - but this should not shake your faith in the Church. The Church is perfect, her members are not.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago 5
@MrsRibs check out the links on Lori Pieper's blog for the true story. Your faith should be in the Church's teaching, not in personalities. Even St. Peter was a sinner. As it happens, though, recent criticisms of Pope Benedict in the press have been made in bad faith, as Pieper ably demonstrates.
ElvisRockatansky 1 year ago
It's hard to do our duty. I want to be a teacher and have great credentials, but when an ad for a teacher says "Vatican II Social Justice Parish" you know what it means: don't apply.
MarkGauvreau 1 year ago
And not a moment too soon.
JPGiardina 1 year ago
Why is it that our good bishops and priests are not doing anything to remove those clergy who are leading the faithful astray? The good ones are not speaking out. How do we know if our shephards are truthful or not. I am and will always be a faithful Catholic and hold to the doctrines of the church.However, I have lost "TRUST" in our Catholic leaders. I feel like a lost sheep, not knowing which shepards to trust and follow.
norahs52 1 year ago
@norahs52 Trust the ones who follow Christ.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago
Do you not agree with Vatican 2?
WinstonChurchill 1 year ago
@WinstonChurchill We agree completely with Vatican II. We do not agree with those people who talk about "the spirit of Vatican II" and mean a load of tosh which Vatican II does not say. Vatican II is an eccumenical council of the Church and to not accept it or agree with it is schism or heresy.
RealCatholicTV 1 year ago 10
Bravissimo, Michael.
TheWizzooo 1 year ago