I was asking Vicomte the question because of this remark:
"for devout practicing Catholics, there actually IS truth in the charge: devout, practicing Catholics are not free agents."
This implies to me that the Vatican's position on ANYthing would have to take precedence, which is why I was asking to have that clarified!
This implies to me that the Vatican's position on ANYthing would have to take precedence, which is why I was asking to have that clarified!
Ostensibly, an officer of the court is not a free agent either, so why would you see the first sentence, hyperbole aside, as implying the second?