Contra My Colleagues | National Catholic Reporter

Contra My Colleagues | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: In essence, you are essentially arguing for shame and tyranny in dealing with the question of whether Mahoney  should vote (that public shame makes the crime worse and it is excusable if the boss does nothing).  No.  Mahoney should sit this one out.  While I agree that the New Evangelization should be about exciting the base who already goes to Mass on a fairly weekly basis (although better music would held - an no music at some Masses), it really is about outreach.  The problem is that people did not leave because they had problems with Jesus - they left because they have problems with the Church and how it deals with dissent (rather badly I am afraid).  This requires deeds, not words, including an honest look at where it is wrong or is associated with the wrong people.  Unless it drops its insistence that it is always right on natural law teaching, the New Evangelization is wasted air.