text: Right--because we have sold out on all the moral teachings.  We marry gay couples, we allow for abortion on demand, contraception, divorce and remarriage, etc. We no longer have the Blessed Sacrament and have allowed for inter-communion as a result.  Bishops are now mere figure heads who are elected and have no real or meaningful authority. The same with pastors/priests.  
  
  Sir, as a conservative I can identify with what you are talking about--but there is a huge difference between the Catholic Church and the Protestant Church.  Some parts of the Church may have Protestant appearances--but those appearances are very deceiving.  
  
  While I agree that the Mass is a bit "protestantized" that is because of the misapplication and misinterpretation of Vatican II--not because  the Church actually called for what we have now.  But don't confuse the high church Roman pomp and pageantry with the Faith.  What makes Mass is that the sacrifice was offered--not chant, Latin, smells, bells, pomp, etc