[jilliane]

Really excellent reading and intelligent points. I also appreciate your courtesy and respectful tone.

In the “pastoral counseling”...the church was forced to later retract statments by those we were taught it was a mortal sin to question. Touch the host to the teeth and forever be damned. How many holy, good people lived and died in agony because the host touched their teeth?

Speaking of pastoral counseling, how about my letter in my desk drawer from our bishop telling me that it is ok to vote for pro-abortion candidates as long as the candidate does not make it a political platform?

Hatred of gay people attending this Priest’s catholic church- “The inter-relation between justice and grace also becomes clear: the way we live our lives is not immaterial, but our defilement does not stain us for ever if we have at least continued to reach out towards Christ, towards truth and towards love” - Pope Benedict TO THE BISHOPS
PRIESTS AND DEACONS MEN AND WOMEN RELIGIOUS AND ALL THE LAY FAITHFUL ON CHRISTIAN HOPE

[Miss Marple]

What bishop? Archbishop Buechlein of Indianapolis told us he could not imagine a faithful Catholic voting for a pro-abortion candidate. Archbishop Buechlein is not one for getting involved in politics, and is a rather shy and quiet man. If HE spoke up, it indicates the Bishops are concerned about Catholics voting for pro-abortion candidates. The letter from the American Bishops which was distributed to most parishes made it very plain where our responsibility rested, and it was to vote against pro-abortion candidates. The only exception would be if both candidates were pro-abortion, and then we are to choose the one we feel will do the least harm.

So, which bishop wrote you a letter?