So many "yes...but" responses.  Preoccupation with traditional pious templates that eschew the human, the here and now, are part of what turns young (of age and mind) away from the institution. Clericalism is not only the sense of clerical entitlement but the persistence in the "yes, but" from conscious-sentient reality to the etherial.  Our religion is founded on the "heavenly" and Incarnation/Resurrection. Noone is denying either, however the former is only found through sentient conscious living (of Jesus and us) and seeking the ultimate joy towards which we can only begin to journey in its experience. 
Of course "Seeking consolations can turn us quickly into a disordered mess...".  That is the challenge, the risk of being human rather than being a "scaredy cat".