i agree with father joseph ratzinger that is the benedict option in my view. he predicted that the future of the church would be one where we are poorer and weaker in the there are far fewer of us in the west, but the people that remain are going to be those that believe in the gospel and they act as creative minorities and can transform the world. .. >> >> but on the matter if i am being too extremist with my analysis i understand that makes people uncomfortable and is possible i have gone too far but i have to say how do account for these statistics what christian smith has found about the christian orthodox clerics how do you account for the specifics of the millenials to rise to the top? this is serious. but you have to pay close attention and wonder what you need to do to make this happen. but i do believe that religious liberty is of paramount importance. and according to what we know him believe is true especially educational institutions. but i did say that christians should engage another political causes the as well. in to prioritize the right for re