Why would we believe that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ if we don't act like it in a church. . .we walk in and see a trap set instead of a tabernacle, the altar looks like a card table, teenagers in shorts are handing out communion while the priest sits, there is no respect for the process or reserving the hosts after communion (just set them aside,) and most people have already walked out of the Church (straight from receiving the Eucharist) by then, not even waiting for the final blessing or knowing that there is one.
The question about being in a state of sin is a bit oddly worded. I have thought that I’ve been in a state of sin and therefore didn’t not receive the Eucharist until I went to confession. It didn’t ask if they refrained from receiving when they thought they were unworthy to receive it.
The surprisingly (to me) small numbers of people who say it's not realistic to think that priests and seminarians would not use porn and hookup apps (without the double negative -- it is realistic to think they WILL use those apps) may explain the relatively small numbers of people in favor of regulating tech for priests and seminarians. If you think people won't do something, you won't regulate it. I didn't monitor all my children's television viewing when they were young because we didn't have cable. I knew the same few shows they watched, and I bought the tapes they played. So in a survey about what kinds of viewing software we used, I would have said "none." (Yes, this actually happened to me in a focus group -- I was surprised that everyone else had software, and everyone else was surprised that I didnt' have cable.)
Can you please show the statistics for the following:
"We compared the answers given by those who say they attend a TLM regularly to other weekly Mass attenders on some of the more doctrinal questions in the survey, such as “I believe the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ” but found that rates of agreement were the virtually the same for both groups."
I would be interested in seeing the actual numbers on this.
Why would we believe that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ if we don't act like it in a church. . .we walk in and see a trap set instead of a tabernacle, the altar looks like a card table, teenagers in shorts are handing out communion while the priest sits, there is no respect for the process or reserving the hosts after communion (just set them aside,) and most people have already walked out of the Church (straight from receiving the Eucharist) by then, not even waiting for the final blessing or knowing that there is one.
Lots of weirdresults here. JD and Ed, I hope you discuss this one on the podcast!
The question about being in a state of sin is a bit oddly worded. I have thought that I’ve been in a state of sin and therefore didn’t not receive the Eucharist until I went to confession. It didn’t ask if they refrained from receiving when they thought they were unworthy to receive it.
The surprisingly (to me) small numbers of people who say it's not realistic to think that priests and seminarians would not use porn and hookup apps (without the double negative -- it is realistic to think they WILL use those apps) may explain the relatively small numbers of people in favor of regulating tech for priests and seminarians. If you think people won't do something, you won't regulate it. I didn't monitor all my children's television viewing when they were young because we didn't have cable. I knew the same few shows they watched, and I bought the tapes they played. So in a survey about what kinds of viewing software we used, I would have said "none." (Yes, this actually happened to me in a focus group -- I was surprised that everyone else had software, and everyone else was surprised that I didnt' have cable.)
me: tell me something about the Church these days!
the Pillar: <produces this study>
me: tell me something
...
less frightening.
"This could suggests the kind of crosspollination of liturgical sensibilities reported anecdotally by some pastors and liturgists"
It's almost as if Pope Benedict new what he was doing...alas the likelihood of this happening is now greatly diminished.
Hello Brendan,
Can you please show the statistics for the following:
"We compared the answers given by those who say they attend a TLM regularly to other weekly Mass attenders on some of the more doctrinal questions in the survey, such as “I believe the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ” but found that rates of agreement were the virtually the same for both groups."
I would be interested in seeing the actual numbers on this.