Question 4.70

4.70 Do you sometimes have the sense that the faithful are disoriented?

If I take the example of the new evangelization desired by John Paul II, I see that we all agree on the need to give fresh impetus to our missionary life. On the other hand, when it is a question of understanding how the Gospel applies in everyday life, then disagreements loom on the horizon. We Catholics are divided on what is or is not a moral good.

God alone should be our point of reference. However, there is great discontent. Concerning internal Church questions, we have different concepts of the liturgy that go so far as to cause mutual rejection, hostility, or even a cold war. But this is about giving worship to God. So we ought to be especially united.

Too often we are opposed, each one enclosed in his little chapel. When ideology replaces adoration, how can we not detect the worrisome symptom of a crisis of unsuspected depth? If we are torn apart, then what about the new evangelization to which we all seem so attached? If the new evangelization means an authentic return to Christ, why so much scattered effort, so many divergent opinions, so many politicized views?