[allmendream]

To prove himself not a loony Holocaust denier to the public it would have been nice if he distanced himself from his father's view, instead of absolutely endorsing it as the truth and something he believes.

That is hardly a public split. I can say now with absolutely no embarrassment or hesitation that my father says and believes many things that I do not necessarily believe. I have not just publicly split with my father, I have declined to endorse his views as my own.

[mas cerveza por favor]

The relationship between parents and children in traditionalist culture is much different from that relationship among most modern-minded Americans. Traditional Catholicism is a traditionalist culture. It is Mel’s business if he wishes to avoid a public split with his father.