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So, you have no transcripts of Ravisi's remarks?"

Yes, this is what anti-Catholicis has now sunken to. An outrageous statement is made about the Church or a Catholic and unless a Catholic can prove the negative it stands.

The really sad thing is that they believe that this is God's wish. Because God is Truth, those who choose to ignore or deny the truth ignore and deny God.

Peace be with you.

Yes, this is what anti-Catholicis has now sunken to. An outrageous statement is made about the Church or a Catholic and unless a Catholic can prove the negative it stands. The really sad thing is that they believe that this is God's wish. Because God is Truth, those who choose to ignore or deny the truth ignore and deny God.

I am not "anti-Catholic". The article of the thread spoke about a cardinal of the Catholic Church, one who is head of the Vatican's pontifical council for culture, making unjust comparisons of Israel in their battles against the terrorists of Hamas and King Herod, who massacred infants (Jewish ones) in his effort to destroy a rival "king". The article, if you read it, also spoke of other church officials making statements critical of Israel during other times in their dealings with Gaza. It asks a salient question that is worth an answer:

As yet, no condemnation has come from the Pope of the barrages of rockets fired by terror groups on southern Israeli cities before Operation Pillar of Defense. The Church authorities, and Benedict XVI himself, raised their voices in condemnation of the violence that has broken out in the Gaza Strip only after Israel began bombing the installations of the terrorist movements in that territory. Not a word was heard before that.

I don't think such questions are "outrageous" at all. I agree that ignoring or denying the truth is sad. What is also sad is ignoring that every church has people that say or do dumb things. Pretending that they are incapable of error just because of their "station" is simply dumb.