text: Is the RCC's problem an educated laity? I suggest that the "Bells of St. Mary" or "Joan of Arc" stories were reflections of a working class or peasantry as a majority of the church. "Pray, pay & obey" worked for generations both here and in Europe. However, once the peasants left the land, moved to towns or cities and had some learning, church teachings looked like magic rather than something sacred. Today in the US, the "non-affiliated"are becoming more and more a percentage of the people, including many former Catholics. Education makes for a questioning Catholic, but the Tim Dolan's don't want to see change; the bishops would rather play Monopoly with the laity's money, cry about O'care and appear puzzled that more and more folks in the pews speak Spanish! I pray the Spirit comes soon!