The bishops may not like the REALITY of what is happening in the church, but Reality doesn't need the bishops' approval----it is what it is.


What so-called 'faith' is----is often a list of doctrines that don't do a thing to 1) change people's lives; 2) don't MEAN a thing to people.  When Jesus went to the people to preach and heal them, he didn't ask them to recite a creedal profession.  He didn't ask them if they believed that he was the Son of God.  Jesus didn't even ask them if they were Jews.  He went where the people were---ate, taught an healed the people----and his apprentices followed him.

The bishops have been TOO distant from the people.  Too often that is also true of the priests [although there are also many priests who ARE inspirations to their parishioners and are close to them].  But changes have to be made for Today and Tomorrow.  The Past isn't holy because it is the Past.  The Past is often just plain DEAD.