My oldest son, though an atheist, does not scorn Catholicism or any other religion. He has a fairly disinterested, that is, objective view of religion. He thinks Catholicism in America is shot, has no future. Indeed as Bishop Barron says, of each religion in America, we have the highest rate of people leaving. My son says I underestimate the impact of the priest pedophile crisis. He observes that the religious groups that are currently thriving in America are tribal--the Mormons, Orthodox Jews, the Amish, and the evangelicals. He notes that Catholicism is the least tribal religion. But tribalism is not an option for Catholicism, and rightfully so.
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