Possibly the bishops aren't concerned, but I think it's more likely that they are taking cues from marketing experts. Gotta avoid negativity. Always look friendly and upbeat. Shore up appearances to make your product - er, Church - look like a fantastic place to be!
Of course, everyone knows advertising is superficial, and no one in their…
Possibly the bishops aren't concerned, but I think it's more likely that they are taking cues from marketing experts. Gotta avoid negativity. Always look friendly and upbeat. Shore up appearances to make your product - er, Church - look like a fantastic place to be!
Of course, everyone knows advertising is superficial, and no one in their right mind would take all the requirements of being Catholic, in exchange for superficiality. People who are trying to sell you something will refrain from telling you things you can be expected to dislike, often even if they know that you already know them. People who want to help you make a good decision will be careful to tell you the things you can be expected to dislike. Someone who tells you what you don't like may not be trustworthy, but someone who carefully avoids telling you what you don't like definitely isn't.
It would be nice to get some general data on religious orders. I've heard of a lot of them shutting down and trying to handle older religious with no one to support them, and a few busting their seams.
Yeah, it does seem evangelization for some does not include the difficult things like sin, suffering, and sacrifice. As that shows why the Resurrection is so powerful. So much for “proclaiming Christ crucified.”
Possibly the bishops aren't concerned, but I think it's more likely that they are taking cues from marketing experts. Gotta avoid negativity. Always look friendly and upbeat. Shore up appearances to make your product - er, Church - look like a fantastic place to be!
Of course, everyone knows advertising is superficial, and no one in their right mind would take all the requirements of being Catholic, in exchange for superficiality. People who are trying to sell you something will refrain from telling you things you can be expected to dislike, often even if they know that you already know them. People who want to help you make a good decision will be careful to tell you the things you can be expected to dislike. Someone who tells you what you don't like may not be trustworthy, but someone who carefully avoids telling you what you don't like definitely isn't.
It would be nice to get some general data on religious orders. I've heard of a lot of them shutting down and trying to handle older religious with no one to support them, and a few busting their seams.
Yeah, it does seem evangelization for some does not include the difficult things like sin, suffering, and sacrifice. As that shows why the Resurrection is so powerful. So much for “proclaiming Christ crucified.”