Well you're a lot better at distillation than me because that's one of the most important points I was trying to make in my original post to this thread but didn't.
It infuriates me too, but more than that it makes me feel alienated from the Priests, the Church and my fellow parishoners, which is not a sensation I'm not fond of.
When all this stuff came out about Priests, and the abuse they've heaped on children, I felt as if I were living in an alternate universe where the Priests served the devil and not God.
It was unbelievable to me because the Priests that taught me in school were good, solid, devoted men of God. It isn't that they were perfect, but they were not evil.
Hopefully, these trials just like the personal trials we all face in our lives will make the Church better and stronger. I wish the Church well.
Not really and I misspelled a couple words :-(.
It infuriates me too, but more than that it makes me feel alienated from the Priests, the Church and my fellow parishoners, which is not a sensation I'm not fond of.
Nor I. It is hard to chafe against the mainstream. Sometimes I think I need to lighten up. I've been warned that I am too rigid. I wish I could just ignore it. I must try to do that.
When all this stuff came out about Priests, and the abuse they've heaped on children, I felt as if I were living in an alternate universe where the Priests served the devil and not God.
Same here. Some of us may never be able to come to terms with what happened, even if they manage to get things cleaned up.
It was unbelievable to me because the Priests that taught me in school were good, solid, devoted men of God. It isn't that they were perfect, but they were not evil.
I didn't know much about the catholic chuch back then, but I truly believed priests were dedicated men of God. I still believe there are many of the latter in the church and that they deserve support.
Hopefully, these trials just like the personal trials we all face in our lives will make the Church better and stronger. I wish the Church well.
That's true, but in the meantime, we need to try to find some peace about the things we cannot change. I think the liberals will win out unless they are severely dealt with and the rest of us are going to either make some difficult choices or learn to live with it.
I will say one more thing. I do not wish to be persecuted for the bad things that have happened in the church. I am willing to suffer persecution for the truth the church stands for.