To: XBob
I was being sarcastic. I think countries where the Catholic Church has an strong influence on the secular government a certain cultural dynamic is produced, esp. in the pre-vatcian II era, but to say that Catholic Confession is the cause of that dynamic is a bit thin.
South-of-the-border corruption is a relatively complex issue and shouldn't be laid sqaurly on the shoulders of the Catholic church.
BTW, thank you for your service.
86 posted on
02/10/2004 6:13:18 AM PST by
jjm2111
To: jjm2111
86 - "South-of-the-border corruption is a relatively complex issue and shouldn't be laid sqaurly on the shoulders of the Catholic church. "
Well, I have lived and worked in several 'catholic' countries, and the corruption was similar, and not just south of the border, but on the other sides of the world.
I can figure no other commonality.
PS, as an agnostic, I am not anti-catholic for religious reasons - just an observer.
87 posted on
02/10/2004 7:34:10 AM PST by
XBob
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson