By Raymond de Souza, KHS, KM, Church Militant - As to the causes, some people say the main obstacle facing the Church these days, especially as far as the so-called vocation crisis is concerned, is the secularism of contemporary American culture. Others say it is the internal dissent within the Church Herself, the promotion of contraception, homosexuality and same-sex "marriage." For others, it's the direct action of the Devil over everybody. Opinions vary.