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I agree with most of what you say. My differences would be that the percentage of homopervs in the priesthood is estimated more reliably at 2% or so, that many bishops are even MORE responsible than you apparently imagine (particularly those appointed at the recommendation of the truly evil Belgian Archbishop Jadot who served as papal nuncio to the US under Paul VI and for some time under John Paul II and used that position to lavenderize and liberalize the United States Catholic hierarchy. Not all enabling bishops are themselves lavenders. Some are simply knowing enablers. Others: "You ignore my sins and I'll ignore yours."

Those of us who track bishop's appointments from the Vatican have great cause for hope now that the Vatican is apparently determined to purge the AmChurch bishops by attrition. It is important to distinguish the various items of political conservatism from the various items of Catholic religious conservatism. Whileissues of social copnservatism having to do with abortion and marriageand opposition to lavender political agendas are common to both, this recent business of raging to close the Mexican border hermetically is not common to both. I have heard the number of 40% to represent the percentage of US Catholics who are Hispanic. In two of the three parishes here in NW Illinois where I attend Mass, I have seen three weekly bulletins each listing eight children baptized and every one was Hispanic surnamed. Whether or not their parents are citizens, I do not know. The third parish does not list baptized children in its buletin and is likely to have a higher percentage of non-Hispanics. Nonetheless, the leaders of the Church can hardly be expected to turn away those who are our most frequent parents.

There are other matters where Catholic leaders will differ from the conservative political leadership. Some are addicted to peace as though it were doctrinal. Some to the welfare state as though it were doctrinal (this is changing slowly but changing). Our recently appointed bishops tend to be much more politically conservative and dedicated to opposing abortion and sexual perversion than their predecessors. The more widespread availability of the old Tridentine Mass is a marker that the Church here will also be moving (however slowly) in the right direction.

We rank and file Catholics are not perfect and do not claim to be. If we can be good and dependable allies of other religious conservatives on religious matters then we have done what we should do politically. We need to purge this Catholic Church in the US of its elderly radicals, diocese by diocese, seminary by seminary, parish by parish, school by school. Pray for our success.

Meanwhile, may God bless you and yours.

Hi there,good to see you!!! I am amazed that no one has mentioned the concerted attempt to destroy the Church from within. It is documented that the co chairman of the Communist Party USA,Bella Dodd,claims that she was personally involved in placing 1000 seminarians into seminaries in the 30's and early 40's. She predicted that the Church of the late 20th century would not resemble the Church prior to then.

The thought was that a corrupted clergy would dishearten,discourage and disgust lay Catholics and they would leave in droves. One of the types of persons they looked for was homosexuals,whose proclivity was sure to serve that purpose. Homosexuals plus some men committed to Communism/progressivism and men of weak character were recruited and as we can see almost did the Church in.

I am sorry that this fact has not been mentioned to this point because it is well known and pretty explanatory and critical to those nonCatholics and Catholics who don't seem to be aware of the insidious nature of the problem. If I thought that the march to destroy all things of God were over,I might not be so concerned but I am afraid the march continues and people need to be alert to the plan.

I would say that more than half of the scandal was caused and furthered by men who infiltrated the Church in the quest to be rid of it.The men who wished to be gods felt compelled to destroy men who wished to serve God and His Church.

Right now,I believe that things are much improved,Phoenix has a wonderful,intelligent,holy and humble new Bishop,the Pope is brilliant and holy and selfless and the new priests seem to be much more orthodox. But we must be ever vigilant.