[utahagen]

I don't think O'Reilly thinks prayer is a waste of time. He probably thinks (as I do) that there are things in addition to prayer that only the Pope can do, such as really hammer the American bishops on the issue of homosexuals in the priesthood. If prayer alone were enough, there wouldn't be a problem in the first place, since no one doubts the Pope always earnestly prays for the good of the Church and the world.

[rhema]

I don't think O'Reilly thinks prayer is a waste of time. He probably thinks (as I do) that there are things in addition to prayer that only the Pope can do, such as really hammer the American bishops on the issue of homosexuals in the priesthood.

Then again, O'Reilly might prefer the velvet glove to the hammer, given his vacillation on the subject [quoted in the July 14 Federalist]:

"The only heat I take on the gay stuff is from very, very religious people. Ninety percent of Americans don't care what [homosexuals] do.... Ten percent are fanatics. They think they're going to hell, and they want you to go to hell.... There are millions of Americans who are never going to accept [homosexuals], primarily on religious grounds.... You're never going to convince the holy rollers that you're not an abomination, because they're going to quote the Old Testament." --Bill O'Reilly on "gay marriage" in an interview for the homosexual advocacy magazine, The Advocate [Federalist editors' comment:**Who said O'Reilly, who claims to be Catholic, can't dance on one foot -- his LEFT!]