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To: SmithL
One of them is Sister Susannah Malarkey, a 70-year-old Catholic nun who directs the Santa Sabina Center, a spiritual retreat and conference facility in San Rafael.

Remember the old '60s saying "never trust anyone over 30"? Well the whackos who coined that phrase are themselves now entering into their dotage. Sr. Susannah would have been 30 years old in the mid-60s and is, no doubt, one of those same '60s radicals who have grown older but not wiser. Caught in a time warp, she is still chasing that '60s mirage called "The Spirit of Vatican II", at least as she understands it.

A much better saying for today would be "never trust anyone over 60". For they are the 20-30 year olds of the '60s and '70s and are precisely the ones who sowed such confusion in the aftermath of Vatican II. Some, like Sr. Susannah, are still doing it.

Instead of self-important proclamations about "what I think the next Pope ought to do", why not zip it and pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance during the conclave and your own ability to humbly follow his teachings.

8 posted on 04/11/2005 2:14:05 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Instead of self-important proclamations about "what I think the next Pope ought to do", why not zip it and pray for the Holy Spirit's guidance during the conclave and your own ability to humbly follow his teachings.

Well said.

11 posted on 04/11/2005 3:20:07 PM PDT by DBeers (†)
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To: marshmallow

Your comments on the 60's relics infesting the Roman Catholic Church was far out, groovy and right on, Brother. At this very moment you can probably find Sister Malarkey poking around coffeehouses, trying to dredge up enough aging hippies to play sitar, flute and harmonica at the Saturday afternoon Folk Mass.


12 posted on 04/11/2005 4:20:04 PM PDT by infidel dog (nearer my God to thee....)
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