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To: Jim Noble
As long as there are significant numbers of bishops and priests who (secretly) affirm an heretical view of human sexuality, this problem cannot be resolved.

These Bishops are also the ones who were enamored of the feminist movement, and were like sails in the wind when it came to experimenting with the Liturgy. Fortunately, for us here in America, those men are either retired, or near to it. The younger Bishops who were more recently installed by Pope John Paul II, and, I daresay, will be, by Pope Benedict, seem to be more faithful to the Church's teachings, especially on sexuality.

John Paul II had a problem with folks accusing priests or Bishops of practicing homosexuality because of the tradition in which he grew up. It was common practice in Poland to accuse one's political enemies of being homosexual in order to advance one's own star in the ruling firmament. The Pope was very sensitive to accusations because of this ingrained idea, maybe to the detriment of we in America who DID have a problem with this. I believe that Pope Benedict will steer the Church everywhere, but especially here in America, back on course.

253 posted on 11/16/2006 2:01:57 PM PST by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Sould do the same thing Paul told the church in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 5:1-5 when they had sexual immorality among them.


258 posted on 11/16/2006 2:14:38 PM PST by NoDRodee
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To: SuziQ
John Paul II had a problem with folks accusing ....

But, were there 2-3 witnesses as REQUIRED by Scripture?

318 posted on 11/17/2006 4:47:00 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going....)
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