To: Smartass
However, leave our church alone. As with any large denomination, it will slowly be cleaned up. Maybe slower than faster. Meanwhile please give it a break, while they get it right!
In order to get it right, we need a lot more sunshine thrown into dark corners. The cancer of homosexual priests has not been eliminated. Until people start to understand the depth and breadth of the crisis--which is STILL not being fully addressed--nothing will change.
Personally, I'd be fully behind the outing of every single homosexual bishop and priest.
54 posted on
05/03/2004 11:46:16 AM PDT by
Antoninus
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To: Antoninus
In all due respect. This isn't about enlightenment, keeping one's head in the sand, slamming the closet door, or stiffing open discussion. I agree it is about outing and exposing bad-apple priests. My point is, give the Catholic Church and the subject due rest. There are thousands of good hard working Catholic priests, that are doing Christ's work daily, that have taken a beating. I believe you'll agree, the Church has not fully recovered, or have addressed the problem yet. There is still much more to be done. However, bad pedophile/homosexual priests can still be discussed without associating them directly with the Church and the Catholic Faith. Pedophile priests that resign, or defrocked will find their way to their own hell, one way or the other...with, or without our help.
56 posted on
05/03/2004 2:07:48 PM PDT by
Smartass
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