[wideawake]

The Roman Catholic Church is a private organization with its own rules and decision-making process.

Who we decide to ordain and what standards for ordination we decide to enforce for our clergy is our business, not yours.

Right now we are trying to correct laxities that have led to atrocities, and we've adopted the reasonable position that if you exclude persons inclined to sodomy from positions of authority, then persons in authority will no longer sodomize people.

If you want to be pastored by a sodomy fan or participant, there are many religious organizations which would be more than happy to accomodate you.

[markedman]

"Who we decide to ordain and what standards for ordination we decide to enforce for our clergy is our business, not yours."

WE? WE? Who are you kidding? YOU HAVE _NO_, I repeat _NO_ influence regarding the decisions as to who is ordained or not. In fact judging from your notes on the subject it is 'protectors' like you who helped facilitate the abuse that was going on because you chose to look the other way. To quote Bishop Galante, Bishop of Camden and close to JPII, "these priest defenders have betrayed the good priest, they have betrayed The Church and the have betrayed God."