[SaltyJoe]

Avoiding the other is not only a minimum, but probably a maximum as well. There comes a time when a saintly person has to shake the dust from his clothes and sandals and leave a sinner to his sin. But I don't recall such saintly people writing after action reports of "where are they now" interests. It's unlike an Apostle or Christian Disciple to boast, "Ya see, I told ya so. You didn't listen, and now look at you. LOOK at YOU!" This sort of tactic doesn't work on children, and it sure as heck doesn't work for adults.

[SolomoninSouthDakota]

"But I don't recall such saintly people writing after action reports of "where are they now" interests. It's unlike an Apostle or Christian Disciple to boast, "Ya see, I told ya so. You didn't listen, and now look at you. LOOK at YOU!""

I've been on the Catholic ping list of NYer for a couple of weeks now. What I have been seeing is joy that some beginning of the defining of borders of the faith are being set. To defend the faith, the borders must be set. If people undermining the Church are pushed from their positions of influence, that is a good thing and worth noting. I think the power the Church, used wisely and including excommunication, has kept many would be heretics in the fold. I can't recall posts that I would say are way out the bounds of charity toward people like the America magazine editor who are intelligent but use their intelligence to destroy. You may view things different and I don't know the content of the emails you are receiving that you find so offensive. I find nothing so offensive on these threads that I would say rises above a venial sin. :).