Young Catholics hope for change

From Philly.com - Letters: Young Catholics hope for change by Christine Kilbride

"MASS HAS ended. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord." The response, "Thanks be to God," has been uttered with more relief than I care to admit the past few years. My faith has been shaken - by scandal, by political squabbles and by discrimination. The sacred trust that I established throughout all my sacraments - Holy Communion, confirmation, reconciliation - somehow seems tarnished. These struggles have been recurring in my mind as Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families draws nearer.  continue

It's not only young people who yearn for change in the RCC.  Solid majorities of Roman Catholics in the United States support the changes which Christine outlines in this article.