[NYer]

His point about “reformers” is true. They always tend to a sort of puritanical, harsh view of life, where art and music are suppressed and usually where women have to go back and put on tons of clothing. This is just as true of the Protestant “reformers” as it was of Mohammed, who saw himself reforming local religious practices with his purer vison.

Welcome back! I have a thousand questions about the mood amongst Catholics in Spain, especially with the upcoming Youth Day.

As to your comment, I'll bet we can both name an extremist Catholic group that fits the above description.

[livius]

They just had a great pro-life march in Madrid with over 1 million folks. Of course, it was barely reported...but they did it and this was wonderful on many levels. With BXVI, a lot of Spanish Catholics are rediscovering their faith.