| | Retired D.C. cardinal sees hope despite challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | Cardinal McCarrick said the nation's nearly 70 million Catholics seem to fall in one of four groups: those who know and follow church teaching, those who do not understand the faith, "cafeteria" Catholics who choose what to follow, and inactive Catholics who have decided not to belong to the church at this time. |
 | | The cardinal said the greatest challenge facing the church is helping people know and follow the faith, at a time when most Catholics in polls don't understand key teachings like the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. |
 | | The cardinal, who offered the opening prayer at a large immigrants' rights rally on the National Mall earlier this year, said the growing Hispanic presence in the Catholic Church in the United States "is another sign of hope," as those newcomers offer an inspiring witness to the importance of faith and families in their lives. |
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