<> FR. Smith and Sitetest have spoken the truth. Their words have value and the ring of authority. They cite legitimate authority. Now, you are at liberty to oppose legitimate authority and right reason but don't expect the Catholic Caucus to be befuddled by your personal opinion when it opposes authority and right reason.
In regards to your point about being underinformed, I was speaking about Masonry, not Card Bernardin. You are also at liberty to praise and defend Card Bernardin.
However, I think it useful to note the individuals forming a line behind you in your defense of Card Bernardin will be fewer in number than the total number of words in a Walter Cronkite,"Famous quotes" collection.... "And that's the way it is." <>
Bernardin received the Presidential award from President Clinton and was honored, posthumously, by the Masons.>>>>
I was referring to your link you posted to me.
http://www.rcf.org/docs/beginningoftheend.htm
I just don't like people, priests or laypeople, to make blanket statements without proof. As I said previously, anyone can state or write on a website that catholicguy was honored by the masons. Just show me the proof. That's my pet peeve. If you saw the smoking gun links, there they put they put their money where their mouths are, so to speak, by backing up their statements with evidence.
All that link did was besmirch a prince of the church with unsubstantiated innuendo.