Newer PostOlder PostM O N D A Y , A U G U S T 2 2 , 2 0 0 5Pope Hopes To Inspire Youthby Michael in New York on 8/22/2005 04:55:00 PMWorld Youth Day is over and Pope Benedict is clearly no popstar a la John Paul II, but he was still able to attract massivecrowds (and fringe cult Opus Dei was especially prominent,according to the LA Times).</p><p> The Church likes to pretend JPIIreally lit a fire among young people, but that just isn't true.JPII oversaw a dramatic DECLINE in young people feeling calledto enter religious orders.</p><p> In other words, no new priests.</p><p> JPIIwas simply a disaster for inspiring growth in the West becausethe Church lied and misled its flock, abused boys, andincreasingly insisted to be a good Catholic you had to closeyour mind to common sense.</p><p> Pope Benedict isn't going tochange that at all and the Church is going to continue to suffer.</p><p> MORE POSTS ABOUT: CATHOLIC CHURCH Add New CommentYou are commenting as a Guest.</p><p> You may select one to log into: Logged in as Logout from DISQUSLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Use Media â–¼Community Page Subscribe by emailTrackback URL http://americablog.disqus.com/pope_hopes_to_inspire_youth/trackback/blog comments powered by DisqusHome AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Pope ...http://www.americablog.com/2005/08/pope-hopes-to-inspire-yo... 1 of 17/24/09 7:16 PM
