I've read some interesting perspectives on this question. It's pretty obvious Jesus wasn't a "go along to get along" kind of guy. There is a need for moral fortitude - refusal to bend on the definition of right and wrong. Defend the truth and pass it intact to the next generation. That is very much a male trait, and why the Catholic Church was configured as a male-dominated organization.
Post Vatican II in the 60s the Catholic Church has been more concerned with getting along with other faiths than with speaking the truth. A big part of Vatican II was expanding the role of women in the church, and at the same time becoming more ecumenical, or "cooperative with other faiths." Gone was the confidence that Catholicism was the One True Path to salvation, to the position that Catholicism was just one of many acceptable paths to salvation. If there was no real difference between being Catholic or Lutheran, why not be Lutheran; it's less demanding.
And the Catholic Church has lost confidence in its teachings, and lost the scriptural basis of the catechism of the faith, it has become a ship adrift, more concerned with getting along with others than in defending the doctrines of the faith.
And I believe that was the seeds of the change from "defending and preserving the truth" to "getting along with others."
I've read some interesting perspectives on this question. It's pretty obvious Jesus wasn't a "go along to get along" kind of guy. There is a need for moral fortitude - refusal to bend on the definition of right and wrong. Defend the truth and pass it intact to the next generation. That is very much a male trait, and why the Catholic Church was configured as a male-dominated organization.
Post Vatican II in the 60s the Catholic Church has been more concerned with getting along with other faiths than with speaking the truth. A big part of Vatican II was expanding the role of women in the church, and at the same time becoming more ecumenical, or "cooperative with other faiths." Gone was the confidence that Catholicism was the One True Path to salvation, to the position that Catholicism was just one of many acceptable paths to salvation. If there was no real difference between being Catholic or Lutheran, why not be Lutheran; it's less demanding.
And the Catholic Church has lost confidence in its teachings, and lost the scriptural basis of the catechism of the faith, it has become a ship adrift, more concerned with getting along with others than in defending the doctrines of the faith.
And I believe that was the seeds of the change from "defending and preserving the truth" to "getting along with others."