Kids Skipping Mass? It's not Rome's Fault!!

When there are problems within Catholicism, you can be sure that it's never Rome's fault. Such an example was seen in the Dec 2 Zenit News Agency article titled, "Kids Skipping Mass? Blame Ignorance, not Rebellion."

The article featured an interview with French priest Eric Jacquinet, who spoke about "causes for young people's estrangement from the church." Here are some reasons he gave:

1. "The family's inability to transmit the faith."

2. Many "young people are children of separated parents."

3. There are places in Europe where "Christians are in a minority amid the immigrants."

Oh......I get it! It's the parent's fault, or the government's fault! But God forbid, it's never Rome's fault.

Father Jacquinet also pulled out the ignorance excuse. Catholic apologists often use this line in trying to explain why people leave the Catholic Church. The thought goes something like this:

"They're just ignorant - if they really knew the Catholic faith, they would never have left the church." They will then blame some cathecist or individual priest for not fully teaching the "glories" of Rome to someone who left the Catholic Church.

Question - Why have I "skipped mass" since December, 1992?

Answer - Because God's Spirit convicted me of the sin of Catholicism. Yes, I did know what Rome was all about - wickedness and idolatry! I repented of being a Catholic, and I was then born again as a child of God through faith ALONE in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of my sins - no priests, wafers, confessions, holy days, popes, or priests needed!