[Dr. Eckleburg]

Amen, Harleyd.

"Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this?

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind." -- Job 12:9-10

[Mad Dawg]

I am now persuaded that if the anti-catholics on this thread found that they had misunderstood the Cahtolic Church and were mistaken in their assessment of her, they would despair. They would rather enjoy the exhilaration of unjustifed contempt than the more refined pleasures of truth.

The chief virtue of this thread is that it has made clear that, with one or two exceptions only, the, what, lust to denigrate Catholic thought and Catholic people is so very strong that the average anti-Catholic simply is unable to entertain the idea that he might not understand enough to form the judgment he is so set on making.

I seem to recall from the Pilgrim's Progress a man who threw mud at a figure in white. As I recall the figure in white was never stained, as the man who hurled mud got increasingly angry and vicious.

The author of a Pilgrim's Progress was a protestant of some kind. I think the Protestants here might profit from reading it.

Having been on the receiving end of a post which revealed as clearly as it needs to be revealed that the person to whom I was posting was more concerned with being able to give ignorant and uncomprehending offense than with being factual, gentle, or just, I think I will take my leave from this thread.

Bless you all.