In a recent letter, a reader writes in reference to our feature, No More Platitudes: It’s Time to Take a Hard Look at the Crisis of Catholicism — “You actually talk about the issues with honesty and candor.”
Another says, “Right on … No more platitudes. Time to call a spade a spade.”
A third writes in, “How welcome is your honesty, integrity, and your faith shared with authentic love. Many of us draw strength from the goodly few.”
Simple testimonials, perhaps, but powerful ones. We cannot help the Church unless we can get to the bottom of the big questions. Catholicism is facing an identity crisis like never before. It cannot be restored until its teachings can be properly understood, and the false or novel teachings that have crept in are cast away.
We, like you, are searching. We, like you, are scouring everything we can find, looking for answers. We do not claim to have them all. The most we can do is offer you our best efforts at finding them. It feels uncomfortable, but honesty demands hard questions.
We know you’re in this together with us. And we need your help to keep going.
Today I am writing to you to remind you that the content at 1P5 is provided at no cost to our international audience, and is thus a reader, listener, and viewer-supported publication. And we need your support.
With ten days left in the month of November, we’re still 40% short of our goal.
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In Christ,
Steve Skojec
Publisher & Executive Director
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