LITERALLY WHY

So I finally confessed my sins today after God knows how many years. I will be taking communion tomorrow and will be reunited with my church. The mass today was your typical Catholic affair, the elderly come to Christ and only a couple of children were present (likely dragged by their families and not of their own volition). So this had me thinking, if a literal meme 30-year-old Doomer like me can see the Truth, the Way and the Life, why is it that most of my generation ignores such an obvious, obvious thing? And this is the question that I humbly submit to my fellow christanons: never before in the history of mankind was it easier to access and accept Our Lord and Saviour, why is the church failing?

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I'd actually disagree on that. Societies in the past were built around a church, you were often forced to go (or outright shamed if you didn't), it was probably just a short walk away as most people lived in less populated areas.. and last but not least: there weren't a bajillion denominations to fry the human mind, like it can today.

Well, I do believe that the Catholic and Orthodox churches have apostolic succession and for the most part preach sound theology. The Dogmas of the Catholic Church in particular are put in place to protect one's spiritual life, hence the historical shaming, hence the coercion, hence the "you don't need to read the Bible uguu~ :3" meme, etc. I do feel for my Protestant brethren even if most of all I fear for my own church and the heresies of the recent Popes. Extreme zealousness is perhaps unpleasant to the Lord Our God as He would rather prefer us to willingly and lovingly submit to Him, in fact I think that the technology we have at our disposal and the freedom we enjoy makes this easier than it was ever before in the history of mankind, why is my generation a failed one? I ask this in good faith, I want to be reunited with my friends in the Kingdom of Heaven but every time I speak of being born again they dismiss it a crazy talk or, worse, "I thought you were an intelligent person". What is going on?

Many of us grew up in matriarchys, committed grotesque sexual sin at an early age (few ternagers have not viewed porn, most have oral sex in high school and junior high), and didn’t have parents that put in the effort to teach us the faith in the household.

Our school system, newsmedia, and Hollywood worked collectively to teach us that religion, church, and uneccessary was bad and unessecary and that individualism is good. Media was especially vicious in turning society pagan

Ultimately and worst of all, baby boomers were grotesquely self serving and were terrible politicians, parents, and church leaders.

Americans evagelism repainted the image of Christians as selfish, hypocritical, holier-than though frauds. They bore fruit was so horrificly rotten that they embarassed believers and turned unbelievers against us

All united into a wicked storm againat the church

On second thought, I don't really have an answer.. and I regret that my post sounded a little like an excuse. I just wish we had those simpler times. But you're right, there are some things better about the here and now too. I mean, I love the freedom I have in Christ as well. But freedom in general is a double edged sword that's also led to confusion and postmodern indifference.

Literally me user, I'm turning 32 this month and just recently hit the bottom of barrel with a hellish end of year. So I came back to church, confessed my sins, felt like about to burst in tears and then felt a huge load being lifted of my shoulders.
Been going there since but still have much to ask forgiveness to.

And that answer it as well, I think many fail to see its purpose until hitting the wall and being exhausted for swimming against the current of the holy truth.
My church, much like most around, are like that, majority senior citizens, a handful of married couples with young kids, and very little real youth.
But all in all, I feel there's a change in tides, just like politics worldwide are tending to conservationism, the failure of capitalist economy, the fall of feminism and SJWism, and finally a tendency for people to seek faith.

I'm a lad a bit younger than ye, I am being called to a vocation in the church and recently I had a precious discourse with an older gal. She was nearing 80 and she told me to wait to join the catholic Church because of all the media around the issues, and I simply responded to the madam saying my Faith is not bound by mans judgement.

It was a peculiar momment for me when I realized most people really do only think of religion as a school

'Why go to Harvard when you could go to Stanford their campus is so much prettier!'

'Why become Catholic when the media has shown such nasty things, become Presbyterian!!'

They really have no incling of any spiritual life, no drive for any inner substance. Most people run only on things that are shown to them and never once taking a second to find what finding God means.
Oh sure, they'll believe in God but they have no idea that God doesn't just want that, the have no desire to seriously create that divine relationship especially if it ruins their world image they have fabricated to live in.

Sorry for the rant

Try not to judge too harshly. Someday you will drag your kids to church and further down the line you'll be the old guy that some whipper snapper will be posting about on #chan.

Exactly because everything is "easier". Most Christian parents and other authority figures demand nothing from their children, nor do many priests instruct proper reverence whilst at Mass or administer serious enough penances for the few who go to receive reconciliation. There's also almost no good mainstream Catholic education – how many Catholic school-goers tell stories about how they were taught sex is evil or something equally broad and stupid. Even most RCIA courses are a joke ran by women and liberal boomers who, for fear of offending anyone, do not teach proper theology or ethics (as was my experience in the south of England – were I not already a Christian by mind and heart I would not have been convinced by those who instructed me).

Take note of this: the vast, vast majority of converted young men since the 1980s – no matter the denomination – are hardline traditionalists with an often rigorous understanding of theology, philosophy and church history. It is only a matter of time until the 1960s-taught generation, i.e., those who came into the Church in the 70s and 80s, die off. The next fifty years will mark a profound change in the attitude of the Church, generally speaking.

Pretty great summation and I wholeheartedly subscribe to your assessment. Unfortunately, I am like yourself and am able only to make such observations. I thirst for answers, user, I want to save my generation and I want to pray for the salvation of the Protestant churches.

Thank you kindly, it warms my heart to hear that someone reciprocates these pitiful feelings of mine and mirrors my own spiritual journey. God bless and please stay strong.
You're quite a bit more hopeful than I am. Today I prayed for the salvation of my generation because I see us growing apart from the Lord.

Do fear for the Catholic Church, brother. The church is our mother and all but the masonic infiltration of the church is a very real thing and heresies have been spoken in Saint Peter's Basilica for a great number of years now. Having said that, it is good that you see past the lies of the media and you're adamant about your faith, the paedophilia meme is just another alinkian tactic of accusing others of one's own misdeeds.

I am aware of my judgemental nature but I'm afraid I am unable to overcome it. Thankfully the Lord is our eternal corrector and all will be made good and just when the Lord's Day comes and I'm certain my penance will be greater than most.