[Cronos]

It's too darn difficult -- the Bishops still have some independence. It's good in some cases, but bad in others. There was the case of a Bishop in Australia who was gently asked why he preached against doctrine. He took 10 months to reply. Then the v asked him to resign. he took another 10 months to reply back "no". Finally they had to push him out.

Independence is good, but disobedience is difficult to root out without it getting to being too monarchical

[kearnyirish2]

I don’t think there is any room for “independence” in the Church hierarchy; Luther was the logical extension of that mindset. While these disputes go on, people are dying and souls are lost; what could justify that? When Jesus told the rich man to give up his possessions and follow Him, and the man sadly turned away, Jesus didn’t run after him and say, “How about half the possessions?”. There is truth, and Satan’s deceit, and no reason to permit the latter because of diplomacy or the like.