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To: jroneil
...You missed the point...

OK

Let me ask you something, because apparently you missed my point too. Priests, Bishops, Priests, Bishops... but what about us? The faithful?... if we see that the church is making mistakes... Or have made mistakes and they don't address head on to fix them... Don't you think we have a duty to SPEAK UP? etc.

20 posted on 11/24/2009 10:58:18 AM PST by ElPatriota (The SILENCE of the Catholic Church on the war (...Actually I heard something lately) ** DEAFENING **)
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To: ElPatriota

Yes within the confines of church teaching. We the faithful are also oblige to preach the faith and correct BUT and this is a serious BUT we can not judge their soul that is for GOD alone. The Church always believes someone can repent and that is why they allowed a lot of the abuse to go on early on. In the case of bishop and priest abuse it should have been reported to the authorities and when they have served there punishment. They should have removed them from situations where temptation would cause them to repeat their sin. Even the general society still does not know how to deal with these people do we lock them up forever are restriction enough the jury is still out.


25 posted on 11/24/2009 11:28:22 AM PST by jroneil (2010 is all that matter now!)
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To: ElPatriota

Of course we have the duty to speak up and we do. Recently our priest started talking politics during the homily, not once but twice, I’m sure the bishop got an earful but the priest was called on the carpet and told not to do it again.


40 posted on 11/24/2009 12:42:03 PM PST by tiki (True Christians will not deliberately slander or misrepresent others or their beliefs)
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