text: "Anyone who actually believes what the Church teaches is tagged as "ultra-conservative" here".  I question what you mean by CHURCH.  The Church is the entire People of God---laity as well as clergy/hierarchy.  The Church is NOT just the 2% who are the clergy/hierarchy.  And what 'Church' do you mean?  Whose teaching & What teaching are you defending?  
  
  
  The Holy Spirit has been and IS guiding the Church [the People of God].  People ARE BEING CALLED---and are responding to the Call to Serve.  But they are responding to the ministries that are opening up to the Laity.  Not only a vocation to be Married, but Vocations at all levels of Christian living---that fulfill Jesus' confirmation of a total disciple---"Whatever you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you have done for me." 
  
  
  This is not 1955 yesterday!  This is the world of today.  Believe it or not----God is not afraid of it and God is not being disappointed with HOW and in what DIVERSE ways the people are responding.