[JZoback]

Yes, we know the Catholic Church is a great insitution with a long history of moral authority.Bah, bah, bah

BUT, it needs to deal with it's current moral failures.

This article reminds me of the story about the 1,000 attaboys, one screw up and there all gone.

Moral authority is based on being moral, the Catholic Church is quickly loses it's ability to sing that tune.

[heyheyhey]

You need to look at my reply #5 to Zipporah :-)

Bless your heart.

[Romulus]

Moral authority is based on being moral

You'd better hope not, because if so, there's no moral authority in this world.

I'm not attacking you, but upon reconsideration I hope you'll see what a diabolical lie this is: the notion that since man is irredeemably depraved, he might as well give up. This spiritual despair is what's meant by the "slavery of sin."

[SuziQ]

Moral authority is based on being moral, the Catholic Church is quickly loses it's ability to sing that tune.

The moral authority of the Church hasn't and will never change because she derives that authority from the Son of God. The fact that there are sinful people in the Church who hurt other people doesn't decrease the teaching authority of the Church. Those people have to be dealt with and do penance for their sins, but the Church carries on, no matter how many of her members turn away from God from time to time.