A teacher friend of mine emailed the other day out of the blue, asking about life after death. Would I answer a short questionnaire for her class of 10-year-olds? They needed to know what Catholics believe about the afterlife, why, and what “you personally” believe.
The last bit was telling, I thought. For most people dogma, if not God, is dead. ‘‘Cafeteria Catholics’’ and their equivalents in other faiths like to pick-and-mix their own personal set of beliefs. It makes adhering to them that bit easier.
