[RobbyS]

a dam which held back oceans of dissent and heresy. Presupposes, dos it not, many dissenters and heretics "in the closet"?

[boromeo]

"A dam which held back oceans of dissent and heresy. Presupposes, does it not, many dissenters and heretics "in the closet"?

Leo XIII didn't invent Modernism. It's well known that the ground work for the Council was laid by Pius XII. When it hit, there were tens of thousands of priests who were on board before the ink was dry thanks to heretical seminaries that would have made even Michael Rose cringe...