Posted on 10/31/2014 2:29:28 PM PDT by ebb tide
I am afraid that, although old men often have greater wisdom, they are also, as they say of old generals, prepared to fight only “the last war.” They are often imprisoned by their ideas of how things are done.
Immediately after the American bishops issued “Catholics in Political Life,” which FLATLY CONTRADICTED what Cardinal Ratzinger had written to them, the Vatican’s response was that their position was “consistent” with what Ratzinger had written.
I think that JPII was absolutely bound rigid notions of ecclesiology and “collegiality,” according to which bishops are practically untouchable, no matter how bad they are. He never lifted a finger against Weakland or Mahony. Law was driven out by THE PEOPLE. And the police.
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