Sunday, December 7, 2014

Diocese of Springfield Illinois addresses Y

At the blog for the Diocese of Springfield Illinois, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki writes an article  about results from the online surveys of active and inactive Catholics in Central Illinois.

He addresses early in the article:
respondents of both the active and inactive surveys mentioned that they disagreed or were at least troubled by some Church doctrines.

He points out that Jesus addresses this problem in the Gospels.
He goes on to say:
The challenge for us in the Church is to make sure that we are presenting these teachings in ways that are clear and accurate so that they can be properly understood. Some people are rejecting what they think the Church teaches, but which in fact may be a false understanding. Other times they do not know the reasons that underlie Church doctrine. We need to do a better job of explaining not only what the Church teaches, but why.
He addresses several responses that are evident in the surveys.  You should read his entire article.


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