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myLot reputation of 88/100. John4Christ (1026)   ranked 14 out of 2,190 in christian8 months ago

hello friends.....

Im a new user on mylot, and i was over whelmed to see so many people here and such constructive responses...
coming back to my question....when i say change i mean there are so many changes which have taken place in the last few years in the catholic church, like distributing the holy communion in hand, the lay people distributing the holy communion, etc. what i fail to see is that, there is no change in the way people worship(hymns,etc).i visited one of the catholic charismatic renewal prayer meetings & trust me it was amazing, if you see these days the youth turnover in churches is falling drastically.
What might be the reason behind this????
Do you think the catholic church should incorporate the charismatic way of worship into the holy mass????
Please give your views, if you need any clarification please get back to me ill be glad to answer them all...

 
 
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tags:  catholic church, charismatic, youth, worship, change
 
1. myLot reputation of 43/100. skalofong (1023)   ranked 601 out of 2,190 in christian   8 months ago

im a catholic in paper but now i choose to have no religion just plain christian

I learn many things reading the bible and many catholic laws are really upside down to it and as i see catholic religion have most members why? because in catholic you don't need some effort its just like shopping going to church and Go home not like when you are in a Born again church there is a very great camaraderie where you know almost all people and they are so friendly and also there are lesson I can learn. and I my self renew became a bible person.


myLot reputation of 88/100. John4Christ (1026)   ranked 14 out of 2,190 in christian  8 months ago

Well said skalofong,

well i also believe that the catholic church has nothing to offer at this point of time.....as you rightly say people go for sunday mass because of obligatory reasons and come back home with nothing to cherish about....
What i fail to understand is that why cant we as youths bring a change in the catholic church???
Have you ever tried doing it????


myLot reputation of 78/100. coolcoder (1491)   ranked 301 out of 2,190 in christian  8 months ago

Can you clarify what you mean by "just like shopping?" And which laws do you feel are upside down?

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2. myLot reputation of 88/100. lotterylover (4778)   ranked 61 out of 2,190 in christian   8 months ago

I think every church except maybe the Mormons are loosing their youth. I think it is more because of what they see in their parents. Some parents only get to church so the children miss out on all the lessons they could learn in classes. Parents are not good examples to the children at home. We think it is up to the church to raise our children in religion. We don't pray for them enough. We probably should use our children, especially the older ones, more in our services. The Mormons have nights when the children come to play in their gyms. They encourage family nights.
I have seen young men get up and give the sermon. The churches here don't even have paid pastors. Young men and women go out knocking on doors. If a Mormon gets a new neighbor they are checking to see if there is any interest, especially with the young people.

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3. myLot reputation of 78/100. coolcoder (1491)   ranked 301 out of 2,190 in christian   8 months ago

In one resounding word--NO!
This is the very last thing the Catholic Church needs. It's bad enough we have female alter servers, lay lectors, lay Eucharistic ministers, and such. Why in the world would we want to adopt a definite Protestant way of worship?
Think about this. When people "pray in tongues," how do they know that what's happening is truly from God and not from Satan? It's very, very possible that they're giving voice to the demonic. Does the Church really want to let that threat in?
For the record, I'm female, so don't jump all over me for criticizing female alter servers, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, etc. I'm just letting in the possibility that the Charismatic movement might not be from God.


myLot reputation of 88/100. John4Christ (1026)   ranked 14 out of 2,190 in christian  8 months ago

I am glad to see your response coolcoder......but if you read the description carefully, I have mentioned about the CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL which is approved by the Catholic Church and has no protestant angle to it.....protestants usually don't believe in Mother Mary but we as Catholics do and during these charismatic meetings as well we say the rosary, intercede for people,etc. what I fail to understand is that, there are so many religions sisters present in the church then what is the need for lay people...it really hurts me to see that a religious sisters work these days is only restricted to running schools and decorating the alter......I personally never take communion from laypeople i don't say it is wrong but it is just my personal opinion, i always insist on taking it fro a religious sister or a priest.....

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