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To: heyheyhey
Sobran's take is beyond rational criticism. Not one of the points he makes is refutable.

Yet an orgy of the Church's enemies is always bound to arrive at a thread that highlights the reality that the Church is perennially the moral beacon of the world. Somehow the orgy always involves spitting on an institution whose earthly leaders are men because these men are somehow "exposed" as sinners. Gasp. Horror. Shocking. As if that were some sort of surprise.

63 posted on 04/20/2002 12:38:28 PM PDT by Notwithstanding
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To: Notwithstanding
Yet an orgy of the Church's enemies is always bound to arrive at a thread that highlights the reality that the Church is perennially the moral beacon of the world. Somehow the orgy always involves spitting on an institution whose earthly leaders are men because these men are somehow "exposed" as sinners. Gasp. Horror. Shocking. As if that were some sort of surprise.

When these men who are exposed as sinners (as all men are) did not have to face the consequences of their actions in a criminal court, because the church protected them, and then claim to be the "moral beacon of the world," has some answering to do. Answers that thus far seem to be along the lines of "mistakes happen, get over it." The issue is that the church leadership covered up these mens crimes, and then to make matters worse they just sent the predators off to another parish to ply their trade on some other unsuspecting member of the flock.

Most that you classify as enemies are merely pointing out than ANY institution that acted as the RC Church leadership has cannot play the victim, nor can they claim a moral authority, as Sobren and others seems to be claiming.

80 posted on 04/20/2002 4:54:30 PM PDT by Fzob
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