New York is mission territory: Cardinal Dolan

Cardinal Dolan is correct and in fact every city in the United States that has a significant Catholic population should be considered mission territory. Catholics in America are confused because they no longer know what the Church’s real position is on the key moral issues confronting Catholics today. I believe that one of the primary reasons for this confusion is the pervasive silence of the Church’s pulpits - to speak out on these key moral issues in a fashion that is clear, loving, and steadfastly Catholic. As a result, many Catholics have been lead astray by a secular oriented society, and by various high profile Catholics who have publically embraced and defended it. These high profile Catholics are in the government, media, academia, social services, and even the clergy/religious. It appears that Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop Charles Chaput, and other Church leaders are finally realizing the true nature and seriousness of this problem. Hopefully this will result in the Bishops taking the lead and also directing their local parishes to boldly speak out against the forces of secularism confronting today’s Catholics. For too long the pulpits have been asleep (Bishops and local parishes). It is now time that they are awakened.