The drift from the pews being studied in the Portsmouth diocese (News from Britain and Ireland, 10 October), is taking place in every other diocese. It’s very rarely about unfriendly priests, or demands for money, or even too many scandals. It goes much deeper than any of these.A Secular Age by Charles Taylor is essential reading for anyone trying to understand where we are now: I would recommend it to everyone involved in evangelisation. The bottom line is that we need more St Francises and more Mother Teresas in the heart of our towns and cities. More communities of love and tender understanding of the human condition, and places of welcome, understanding. Places to pray and worship which are simple, beautiful and accessible to those who have left us and continue to leave us, beca