it would be more interesting if the authors of this article had asked American Catholics who actually go to Mass every Sunday, frequent Confession, and try to practice the faith what they thought of the Pope's positions on marriage and life issues. Sadly many people (especially here in the Northeast) think that just because their grandma practiced Catholicism, or because their last name is Irish or Italian that they can live like a complete pagan and still have a "right" to call themselves Catholics. The inclusion of these "Catholics" in MSM studies of American Catholicism greatly skews the picture of the Church.
Step 1: introduce married priests
step 2: admit female deacons
step 3: cool talk about reunification with the Orthodox
step 4: promote ecumenism with Lutherans/Episcopalians
step 4: promote condom use
step 5: let the liturgy contine to "evolve"
Read National Catholic Reporter to see their game plan.
Bump, sassbox. You're right, you're right, you're oh, so right!
God bless and keep Pope John Paul, II, may the Church grower spiritually stronger, may the Lord send us good and holy priests, and may those that wish to alter the Church according to their ease and preference leave the Church en masse.
Yep, they're not real Catholics, they're statistical Catholics -- kept on the books to jack up the numbers.