[sinkspur]

Humanae Vitae Is what divides Catholics.

Actually, it doesn't. 80% of American Catholics don't follow it, so I'm not sure how divisive it is. They should follow it, but when's the last time you ever heard a priest or bishop say they should?

It would be interesting to know not only how Keating feels about the issuea of contraception and abortion but the rest of the board.

If the board were dealing with issues of contraception, it would be interesting.

As it is, all that concerns most Catholics is that the board be allowed to do what the bishops asked them do without bishops stonewalling and lying.

[RobbyS]

If you don't think that Humanae Vitae divided the Church, you haven't been paying attention. Rejection of it is the basis for acceptance of abortion or at least of the radical abortion law of the United States. Judge Noonan, with careful reasoning, tried to separate the two issues in his scholarly work "Contraception." but when many Catholics rejected the Church's teaching on the one, they rejected or at least became indifferent to the teaching on the other. So I would like to know what the opinion of the board memembers is on abortion law? Like Panetta? And (probably) Mahoney?

[Tax-chick]

They should follow it, but when's the last time you ever heard a priest or bishop say they should?

Yesterday! MY pastor has guts.