The problem with the Enlightened.

In the 1970`s Religious Education changed in Catholic Schools. We no longer used the Penny Catechism and children are not taught Catholic Doctrine. Religious Devotions and certain devotional hymns were discouraged and we were assured that a great new Pentecost was around the corner. What actually happened is that the number of catholic children still attending Mass after school began to fall and today we have a situation where nine out of ten children who start in a Catholic Primary School come from homes with no religion.  Of course, it was not those who imposed this on us who are to blame, or so they claim.     Of course having driven the children out of the Church we suddenly find that in England there is a shortage of priests, but be careful not to ask if the lack young people is to blame, you will confuse the enlightened who find it hard in celebrating their wonderful intelligence  of moving on cannot be expected to put one and one together.   No, rather the problem for them is that we are not recruiting 'married' priests.   Then again you can confuse the enlighttened by pointing out that there are few marriages now in the Catholic Church and that majority of schools have a large nimbus of children who are not living with their natural parents.   Just leave them to take the Tablet for that makes them feel happy.