This article resonates with me. I was raised as a Catholic in the 1960s. My earliest memories of Mass were in Latin. Some Priests were reluctant to give it up. Then as the Hippie movement got going, a thing called "Folk Mass" as introduced. As a child, I was tuned in enough to notice that the message of the sermons was changing too. As a…
This article resonates with me. I was raised as a Catholic in the 1960s. My earliest memories of Mass were in Latin. Some Priests were reluctant to give it up. Then as the Hippie movement got going, a thing called "Folk Mass" as introduced. As a child, I was tuned in enough to notice that the message of the sermons was changing too. As a natural born resistor, monkey wrencher, and cynic the departure from the early lessons did not set well with me. I do not change gears easily. My break with The Church came when I was expelled from CCD classes for asking "impertinent" questions. I have tried going back to Mass a few times over the years. Sadly I think curling up with Mao's Little Red Book would be less obvious indoctrination. I was not the least bit surprised when an actual Communist was named Pope. The guy fought on the side of Shining Path. Beyond dispute. I believe the obvious Communist foundation of most current churches is what has lead to the decline in Church attendance in the US. Freedom loving people just don't want to hear that. Besides, the National Council of Churches are among those that want us dead.
This article resonates with me. I was raised as a Catholic in the 1960s. My earliest memories of Mass were in Latin. Some Priests were reluctant to give it up. Then as the Hippie movement got going, a thing called "Folk Mass" as introduced. As a child, I was tuned in enough to notice that the message of the sermons was changing too. As a natural born resistor, monkey wrencher, and cynic the departure from the early lessons did not set well with me. I do not change gears easily. My break with The Church came when I was expelled from CCD classes for asking "impertinent" questions. I have tried going back to Mass a few times over the years. Sadly I think curling up with Mao's Little Red Book would be less obvious indoctrination. I was not the least bit surprised when an actual Communist was named Pope. The guy fought on the side of Shining Path. Beyond dispute. I believe the obvious Communist foundation of most current churches is what has lead to the decline in Church attendance in the US. Freedom loving people just don't want to hear that. Besides, the National Council of Churches are among those that want us dead.