[trebb]

I'm not as ignorant as you would have me. I come from a long line of Catholics and my Dad was an altar boy. The article alludes to problems that had been arising, because like so many of the religions, Catholicism has those that would interpret the Bible to suit their own beliefs and allow that which the canons prohibit. My point was that, if they had been consistently aggressive, and censured the Bishops and others that would go against the canons, the reaffirmation would not be necessary. When they get lax, and don't hammer those in the Church that act in contradiction to it, problems grow and fester. Do you suppose that the Church would have suffered all the scandal from the homosexual pedophilia cases if the Church had been on the ball and slapped them down from the get-go instead of either leaving the offenders in place, or merely moving them to other parishes?

[jec1ny]

Your concerns over lax discipline are well founded. My response was directed to your post (30) in which you appeared to attack the Church on a matter of doctrine which as I read it was unfair and inaccurate. I have since reread the post. Although I concede it is possible you might have meant otherwise; the manner in which it was worded would I believe, lead a reasonable person to the same conclusions that I reached.