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To: Diago

It would be nice if he gave you all a few indications, such as removing that dreadful gay pride flag, as soon as he arrived!

Personally, however, I think he'll be like Levada, who had a somewhat uneven practical track record but was generally known for orthodoxy when he replaced Quinn of SF (who was a truly terrible bishop even in a diocese known for terrible bishops). People had great hopes for Levada, and while he was certainly an improvement over Quinn, in that he did not create new horrible things, he did very little to change the old horrible things. And we can see where it got him - not only head of the CDF, but appointed to the Ecclesia Dei commission.

Sadly, I think the papal nuncio, the Pope's representative in the US who advises him on appointments, is simply going to give us more appointments of this nature. Not raving heretics, but not people who are going to do much to change the policies of predecessors who actually were raving heretics. I hope I'm wrong.


5 posted on 04/09/2006 6:19:55 AM PDT by livius
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To: livius
Sadly, I think the papal nuncio, the Pope's representative in the US who advises him on appointments, is simply going to give us more appointments of this nature. Not raving heretics, but not people who are going to do much to change the policies of predecessors who actually were raving heretics. I hope I'm wrong.

When the liberals hijacked Vatican II and created the mess we now have in the U. S. church, they worked very quickly. Perhaps we want to move more slowly so that the entire church has the opportunity to move back to where it needs to be without creating anger and rancor.

The liberals are scared. They don't want to lose what they think they have. New bishops have a difficult job; they must move their people back to the truth, and at the same time, hold on to and help return the lost souls of the dissenters.

The Church is very old. Overnight changes may be too traumatic and may cause more long term problems. Keep praying to the Holy Spirit. He will protect all of us and move the Church where it should be.

6 posted on 04/09/2006 8:11:34 AM PDT by MSSC6644
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