Posted on 09/03/2010 3:05:26 PM PDT by curth
He recently wrote a review of the book, The Changing Face of the Priesthood: A Reflection on the Priests Crisis of Soul. In it are these words:
"With astonishing candor, Cozzens also zeroes in on some of the more provocative issues among clergy; his discussions of celibacy, homosexuality, and sexual abuse of children are particularly insightful. Each of these discussions is driven by the authors fascination with the way that priests since Vatican II have haltingly acknowledged a need, linked to the very soul of their spirituality, for authentic, human intimacy. This is a smart and loving way of understanding some of the biggest problems of the priesthood."
Father Donald B.Cozzins book writes about the homosexual subculture in the Catholic Church. With 40% of the priests being gay and 55% of the seminarians gay, it is easy to understand why Michael Gross identifies with the issues presented in this book. I would expect that Gross would want a deeper entrenchment of the gay culture in the Catholic Church. I am sure that such would force such changes as gay marriage in the Church and priests (and nuns) able to marry their gay partners.
Sarah Palin must put his world into spin cycle. She is his ideological opposite. For this he has altered the truth and put himself in major legal jeapordy as a martyr in a crusade against the hetro establishment.
If I were Sarah Palin, I would give him his wish and haul him into court for slander.
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