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p> For anyone who really wants to get to the "meat and potatoes" of traditional orthodox Catholicism, I would suggest the Catechism of the Council of Trent, the result of that dogmatic council in the 16th century, which reaffirmed a millennium and a half of Catholic belief, and the Catechetical Instruction of St. Thomas Aquinas. I would stay away from the drivel of the past 44 years, which purports to be Catholic and is a perversion of a pastoral council , i.e., Vatican II. The fact that Mark comments on his alma mater's contention that the modern Catechism of the Catholic Church was "over the heads of freshmen and sophomores" speaks to the constant dumbing down of our education system over the same 44 years. My semi-literate ancestors had a better grasp of their faith than most people today do. br> -- Daniel A. Moroco br> Fredericksburg, Virginia /p> p> Good article. I was born and raised Catholic myself. In the 1960s. I stopped going to church because of its leftist leanings in the pulpit and in the '70s, I left the religion completely. Now I am considering returning to the faith of my ancestors because I see the Church coming back to its original teachings (which I was taught). The author has pointed out some very disturbing truisms concerning the Catholic Church of the '70s thought (aside from the homosexual issues) and that is the Church's complicity in the dismantling of Christian belief, as the one true religion. Even further is the fact of brethren within the Church aiding in the abortion holocaust such as Sen. Leahy (a "devout" Catholic) and of course, Ted Kennedy. However, in Vermont, we had a member of one of the religious orders (Sisters of Mercy) who, as a director of Social Services (under a Republican Governor), oversaw minors getting abortions (without parental knowledge). Now, those very people can be subject to excommunication, as they should be, but more important is that young Catholics are once more being taught the real teachings of the Church concerning moral issues. I would like to see the Mass done in Latin again myself, but we can't have everything. It's going to a long hard process though dismantling so many years of leftist ideology and re-educating the youth as to what the Catholic Church really stands for, but it's time to get started. br> -- Pete Chagnon /p> p> Thank you for the article by Mark Judge. I too went to a Jesuit Prep School and they now teach the same nonsense. br> --

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