[Arguss]

"How do you know that Fr. Cunningham is a "wonderful" priest? Please share with us why you feel that way about him."

The comment was a tongue in cheek reference to what parishioners are doing all across the country when their pastors are exposed for what they are. They rush to his defense.

Sadly what it really shows is how entrenched liberalism is in the Church, not only in it's leaders, but in the pews also.

[Phx_RC]

I tried to be careful to cover all the possibilities.
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[NYer]

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*Sadly what it really shows is how entrenched liberalism is in the Church, not only in it's leaders, but in the pews also.*

An astute observation! Not long ago, in deciding how best to address liturgical abuses in my parish, I tested the waters by citing a few to the 'sheeples' that populate the pews. The groundswell of support I had hoped for, turned on me. In essence, they found nothing wrong with any of these abuses; moreover, the sentiment swerved totally in the pastor's direction with the comment: "Aren't we so blessed to have this priest as our pastor".

I walked 3 months later.