Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society w/ Fr. Gerald Murray & Diane Montagna 

Of course altar boys are the exception, just a priestly perk, right?

@@kevinkelly2162 Matt Fradd was right, the comment section is the lowest form of human discourse. You seem extremely disingenuous.

Donald Trump is teaching that you can trample several marriages with no consequences from society, but rather to be entrusted with control of a whole nation.

@@thehungarywaffleinc.7775 agreed👍🏼

@@kevinkelly2162 The Catholic Church has had employee problems since Judas sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Don't let the abuse you suffered at the hands of man turn you away from eternal happiness with God.

Stoked? A new word to me.

Amen!

I enjoy listening to him too…he’s clear and thoughtful.

I'm partial to Diane, myself.

@@nondeblah 🤣

Obviously you DO NOT care what God says---- Matthew 23:9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. ----

@@mitchellosmer1293 What do you call your dad?

@@paulawarnes9951 DAD!!!!! I NEVER prayed to him. NEVER asked him to forgive my sins!!! Never kised his ring!!!! Never bowed to him!!!! He DID NOT wear jeweled robes. He DID NOT live in a huge palace with gardeners, drivers, etc. He NEVER had authority over millions of deceived minions. ObVIOUSLY what GOD Said is NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU!!!!! SAME as the COMMANDMENT--KEEP THE SABBATH HOLY!!!!! The Catholic church is ABOVE GOD!!!!! God's laws DO NOT APPLY to the Catholics.

@@mitchellosmer1293 too literal my friend. Language, especially biblical Language is not meant to ALWAYS take at face value. This passage is not about who to call Father, but rather who deserves the highest praise, honor, respect, and due authority. No Catholic calls a priest Father equating they are equal to God. No one is equating their own biological fathers to God either.

@@cbmlgia quote--This passage is not about who to call Father, but rather who deserves the highest praise, honor, respect, and due authority. No Catholic calls a priest Father equating they are equal to God. No one is equating their own biological fathers to God either.--unquote LOl--Obviously you DO NOT know what he word "Pope" means---Papa--Father!!!!!----- When I was in my teens, I was introduced to a priest---I WAS INSTRUCTED to call him FATHER!!!!

Holy Bishops. We have many good priests. They have to keep their heads down so they don't get lopped off.

Pray for it 🙏

Holy priests are future bishops, Cardinals, popes. Indeed this is what we must pray for.

We need laity to stop calumniating priests

​@@jpfk679 right however I also don't think it's healthy in society when we have a very generic form of Christ's love where we love everybody but meanwhile madmen like Putin are going to continue their wickedness

If you feel drawn to it just head to your local Catholic church and ask the parish if they have an RCIA program. God Bless

@Delawanna I think you might mean sister. 😂

I’d recommend watching Scott Hahn’s conversion (former Protestant pastor) which can be found on RU-vid and speaking with your local Catholic priest. Will pray for you.

quote---We need to help our youth see the truth through Mother Church's teachings--unquote Yuppers--the "mother" church and all her daughters. Revelation 17:4-5 King James Version 4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 5 And upon her forehead was a name written, Mystery, Babylon The Great, The Mother Of Harlots And Abominations Of The Earth. (Rome--and the Vatican--The Catholic Church) ****What does Babylon mean in the Bible? Although the name “Babylon” is derived from the Akkadian word babilu meaning “gate of god,” it is an evident counterfeit of God's eternal city. The opposition to the rule of God by world powers or the exile of God's people from the land of blessing is conveyed properly through the metaphor of Babylon. -----To identify the harlot that is called “Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots” in Revelation 17, we need to turn to the Bible. According to the Bible, a pure woman symbolizes a pure church which is faithful to Jesus, so an impure woman represents an impure, or fallen, church which is unfaithful to Jesus (James 4:4). “Thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot” (Ezekiel 16:2, 15). The harlot is an impure church. Which church would be the harlot? Revelation 17 presents points that show that mother Babylon is the papacy. Let’s examine these points: A. She persecuted the saints (verse 6). That the Catholic Church does admit the fact of persecuting the saints. Conservative historians claim the church probably destroyed at least 50 million people for their faith. “That the Church of Rome has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind, will be questioned by no Protestant who has a competent knowledge of history.” W. E. H. Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, Volume 2, p. 40. B. She was dressed in purple and scarlet (verse 4). The popes often wear the royal color of purple at important functions, and red is the color of the robes of Catholic cardinals. C. The seven heads of the beast (verse 3) The seven heads of the beast upon which the woman is seated are seven mountains (verse 9). It is well known that Rome, the world headquarters of the papacy, is built upon seven hills or mountains. D. The beast is guilty of blasphemy (verse 3) A point which also clearly fits the papacy. Blasphemy has two definitions in Scripture: Claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21). Claiming to be God (John 10:33). Let’s first look at the evidence for it claiming to forgive sins: “Does the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted? The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given to him by Christ.”Joseph Deharbe, S.J., A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion (New York: Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss, 1924), p. 279. The papacy further undermines Jesus by setting up a system of confession to an earthly priest, thus bypassing Jesus, our High Priest (Hebrews 3:1 8:1, 2) and only Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). Next let’s look at the evidence for it claiming to be God: “We [the popes] hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.”Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter “The Reunion of Christendom” (dated June 20, 1894) trans. in the Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII (New York: Benziger, 1903), p. 304. Here is another: “The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.”Catholic National, July 1895. E. She ruled “over the kings of the earth” (verse 18). Alexander Flick says that by the 13th century, the pope was “at least in theory and claim … the ruler of the whole world in temporal and spiritual affairs.” The Rise of the Mediaeval Church (New York: Burt Franklin, 1959), pp. 575, 576. It is widely known that there is only one church which claims to be the mother church, the great Roman Catholic Church. A prominent Catholic priest, John A. O’Brien, said: “That observance [Sunday-keeping] remains as a reminder of the Mother Church from which the non-Catholic sects broke away.” John A. O’Brien, The Faith of Millions (Huntington, IN: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1974), p. 401. Many leaders of the Reformation (Huss, Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, Melanchthon, Cranmer, Tyndale, Latimer, Ridley, and others) all taught that the papacy is the power that is being pointed in Revelation 17. George Eldon Ladd, The Blessed Hope (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdman’s Publishing Co., 1956), pp. 32-34. *******

SSPX is the only way for me! My diocese is going completely against Church teaching!

@@kiryu-chan577 Matthew 23:9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. The Catholic Church declares itself Above scripture---in others words---ABOVE GOD!!!!

@@mitchellosmer1293 If any priest said the church was above God they would be excommunicated. Jesus did not mean we can't call our Dad's father or teacher father. Even St Pau l called Timothy his son. The Catholic Church believes in the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. You don't know church history .

@@kiryu-chan577 quote---If any priest said the church was above God they would be excommunicated. --unquote Really?? Obviously you know VERY little about the Catholic church.!~ ---Let'st’s look at the evidence for it claiming to be God: “We [the popes] hold upon this earth the place of God Almighty.”Pope Leo XIII, Encyclical Letter “The Reunion of Christendom” (dated June 20, 1894) trans. in the Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII (New York: Benziger, 1903), p. 304. Here is another: “The pope is not only the representative of Jesus Christ, but he is Jesus Christ, Himself, hidden under the veil of flesh.”Catholic National, July 1895. The papacy further undermines Jesus by setting up a system of confession to an earthly priest, thus bypassing Jesus, our High Priest (Hebrews 3:1 8:1, 2) and only Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5). -----quote---Jesus did not mean we can't call our Dad's father or teacher father. Even St Pau l called Timothy his son.--unquote Correct---to a point. WE are NOT to call any man father in a spitually way. ------ quote-- The Catholic Church believes in the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. You don't know church history .--unquote Obviously YOU DO NOT as well. *****A point which also clearly fits the papacy. Blasphemy has two definitions in Scripture: Claiming to forgive sins (Luke 5:21). Claiming to be God (John 10:33). Let’s first look at the evidence for it claiming to forgive sins: “Does the Priest truly forgive the sins, or does he only declare that they are remitted? The Priest does really and truly forgive the sins in virtue of the power given to him by Christ.”Joseph Deharbe, S.J., A Complete Catechism of the Catholic Religion (New York: Schwartz, Kirwin & Fauss, 1924), p. 279. -------**Do you know when the FIRST time the name Catholic us used??? In writings by Ignatius of Antioch in 110 AD!!!!! ]*****Catholics make te claim Sunday IS the day of worship. But, they provide NO proof of that. Maybe you can. Quote the Holy Bible that says GOD--again----GOD RESTED on the first day of the week during creation. Quote the Holy Bible that says GOD--again----GOD BLESSED the first day of the week Quote the Holy Bible that says GOD--again----GOD SANCTIFIED (MADE HOLY---SET APART AS SPECIAL) the first day of the week Quote the Holy Bible that says GOD--again----GOD declares the first day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY. Quote the Holy Bible that says GOD--again----GOD named the first day of the week (The first day of the week has ALWAYS been used to describe that day. IT NEVER CHANGED throughout the Holy Bible!!!)

@@mitchellosmer1293 To talk too much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish. Sunday, TGIF. ?????? You hear Matthew 28:18 Jesus said all authority has been given unto me and I give it to you. Whoever sins you forgive shall be forgiven. I see you have a beef with Church? Our Priests and nuns give up everything to serve God. They take a vow of poverty and celibacy. That had to be sooo hard to do and all you do is throw stones and judge what you are Ignorant about. Yes. Catholcism is the first church 2000 years old and much like the Jewish synagogue we have Priests who Baptze us. Counsel us with our sins, help us confess, give us the Eucharist and bless our marriages. It's all a sacrament given by God and the Priests and us are part of the program. Are all Priests holy?. No some have been condemned. However, compared to the tv weirdos evangelist called Protestants...they are Saints. I REJECT everything you are trying to say get it???? Hope so.

@@kiryu-chan577 quote---You hear Matthew 28:18 Jesus said all authority has been given unto me and I give it to you. Whoever sins you forgive shall be forgiven.--unquote Given to whom??? THe apostles--NOT those that come after. Under who's authority are the sins forgiven??? JESUS!!!! quote---Catholcism is the first church 2000 years old -unquote ACCORDING to the writings of Ignatius of Antioch, HE FIRST wrote the name CATHOLIC in 110 AD!!!!! Accoding to science--there were NO Catholics churches BEFORE 300 AD!!!!! ---Tradition holds that the first Gentile church was founded in Antioch, Acts 11:20-21, where it is recorded that the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). It was from Antioch that St. Paul started on his missionary journeys. ACTS-written between 70 Ad--90 AD--- CHRISTIANS--NOT CATHOLIC!!!!! At least 40 years AFTER Christ!!!!------ *****When was the first Christian church built? The earliest archeologically identified Christian church is a house church (domus ecclesiae), the Dura-Europos church, founded between 233 and 256. In the second half of the 3rd century AD, the first purpose-built halls for Christian worship (aula ecclesiae) began to be constructed. CHRISTIAN--NOT CATHOLIC!!!!! Built between 293 and 303, the building pre-dates the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, and the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, West Bank, both of which were constructed in the late 320s. The church is the first purpose-built Christian church discovered from the period before Christianity found favour with the Roman imperial governmen*****The oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world is in Aqaba, Jordan. t. It even pre-dates the greatest of all the Roman anti-Christian persecutions, that of Diocletian in 303-313. The church, the ruins of which were excavated in 1998, is in the form of an east-west oriented basicila, with apse and aisles. It also had a narthex and chancel. Excavation has unearthed walls up to 4.5m 14ft 9in high. During its first phase the church would have held about 60 worshipers; it was later extended to hold about 100. The building appears to have been abandoned during the presecution of 303-311, then refurbished between 313 and 330. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 363. CHRISTIAN--NOT CATHOLIC *** Built between 293 and 303, --CHRISTIAN--NOT CATHOLIC!!!!!! ********Catholics claim Sunday, the first day of the week, that it is holy, a day to worship on. QUOTE the Holy Bible that says GOD--again--GOD RESTED on the FIRST day of the week during creation week. QUOTE the Holy Bible that says GOD--again--GOD BLESSED the FIRST day of the week QUOTE the Holy Bible that says GOD--again--GOD SANCTIFIED (MADE HOLY, set apart as special) the FIRST day of the week QUOTE the Holy Bible that says GOD--again--GODdeclares the FIRST day of the week as HIS HOLY DAY. QUOTE the Holy Bible that says GOD--again--GOD named the FIRST day of the week If you can not PROVE your Claim--you are deceivers, liars...

Matthew 23:9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. The Catholic Church declares itself Above scripture---in others words---ABOVE GOD!!!!

Vatican 2 is literally the most attended Church council.

I would add Keith Nester to that list. He is a pastor/convert.

I love GabiAfterHours

Gabiafterhours seems to be a living Saint

I think he has had Keith on?

@@viviennedunbar3374 Ya I think you’re right.

Plenty of good resources online for homeschooling these days. If you want your kid to grow up and remain Catholic that’s probably your best option. Most people at my parish homeschool and the children are thoroughly Catholic

@@dand8159 single mum it’s not really an option unless I don’t work

Matthew 23:9 Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. The Catholic Church declares itself Above scripture---in others words---ABOVE GOD!!!!

To enter into its glory.

I’m trying to find my way back too (past practicing Lutheran) but I lose hope when I hear the most stringent Protestants, the Episcopals, have gone in on the gay lobby. I wants a church that upholds christian marriage and sexual mores. I’m a friend to Catholics but I’m not sure I familiar enough of their customs

I’d recommend listening to Scott Hahn (former Protestant pastor) and his story of his conversion to Catholicism. Reading the early church fathers also makes it undeniable the Catholic Church is the one true Church which Christ established. Will be praying for you.

You’ll always be welcomed back to the Catholic Church with open arms. Perhaps reading John Henry Newman, the early Church Fathers, and watching Scott Hahn’s conversion story would provide the intellectual component for you to consider. Praying for you on your journey home.

@@emilyblack8982 Matrimony is one of the seven sacraments in the Catholic church. Marriage is until death do us part, no divorce, zero abortion, no artificial birth control (NFP is allowed), no gay marriage and no euthanasia. The Sanctity of life and the family. These are unpopular doctrines in todays world, but it is the only church that has not succumbed to the intense pressure (including Catholics) of the secular society to accept them into the church. Real life is a witness to its truth..

That’s not good. That means the majority of them are either agreeing with the German bishops, or they’re passive.