Now I know why.

Now I know why,
It's easier to lose faith,
when faith lies in men rather than God.

Now I know why,
It's easier to run to the heretics*,
when they show more love than the true believers.

Now I know why,
communities and society fall,
when people glorify self rather than self-sacrifice.

Now I know why, 

It's easier to distrust holy men and women, 

when they themselves don't practice what they preach. 

Now I know why,
It's better to conform,
when being honest seems wrong.

Now I know why,
It's better to follow,
when leading leads people astray.

And now I know why,
Our Lord and all His Saints wept, when people sin,
It's not because they couldn't change, it's because the world didn't.

*using this word might lead to some anger for some, but this refers to those who are, well, disbelieve in the one true Church.