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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

As do I. The Bishop of LA is hardly speaking Ex Cathedra as he is unable to do so. Also there are many instances when the Pope is wrong. Only when he speaks Ex Cathedra is he considered infallible. Beyond that he is only a philosopher.

As for disagreeing with Bishops it is a long held belief that the streets of hell are paved with the skulls of Bishops, as many have lead a vast number of people astray.


46 posted on 03/31/2014 8:42:17 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Jim from C-Town; Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

Remember, too, that the Church can only define principles. The real world application of those principles is not a matter of infallible judgment.

We can be taught that we must have compassion for the poor.

We can not be taught that we must, therefore favor one set of public policy positions (e.g. increased food stamps or extended unemployment) over some other.

It is the goals, not the means that are truly “Catholic.”


47 posted on 03/31/2014 8:47:01 AM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: Jim from C-Town

Well, for us lay people, this could be a source of confusion.

When the Archbishop speaks, he speaks. It is with an air of authority. As with the Pope.

I don’t think questioning or disputing the positions of Church leadership makes you any less a Catholic than a Republican activist questioning the establishment GOP makes him any less of a Republican.


51 posted on 03/31/2014 9:10:05 AM PDT by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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