>>>>Why oh why don't these liberal idiots who don't agree with Church teachings, simply leave and join those faiths that embrace them!
For two reasons: 1) They get media attention only because they are "Catholics;" if Kung, Curran, and McBrien went to join the dying Episcopal Church (which already has done what they want the Catholic Church to do) they wouldn't get media interviews any more. 2) They hate the Church and want to destroy it from within.
Interesting... I once read something that detailed why some theologians espouse the crud of the 'Jesus Seminar' -- basically, they wouldn't be famous if they didn't because the stuff they come up with is revolutionary and new. If they were just 'plain old theologians' teaching what the Bible says and what Catholicism teaches, they wouldn't be breaking new ground and making the news. So, it is kind of all about the five minutes of fame. What a cheap way to sell your soul to the devil, really.
Look at the success of a psuedo-historical novel like "The DaVinci Code" has had on the sheeple. Sad that people are so gullible and intellectually lazy.