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In reply to the discussion: Why Would a Millennial Become a Priest or a Nun? [View all]kwassa
(23,340 posts)42. No, it isn't. This is not a binary world.
The world is not a place where people are purely good or bad. We need every bit of good that we can find in this world, and like it or not, the Catholic church provides a lot of it, and so do many other religious organizations in terms of services for the poor and needy that no one else provides. If they were somehow to disappear, I have no illusions that there would be someone else to step up to perform the services that they perform.
No one is required to be a Catholic, anyone can walk away. Those that remain find something of value, of great importance, to them. Many within the church are trying to change it. I like the new emphasis of Pope Francis, who is a positive role model, in my opinion, on serving the poor.
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