My own view is that evidence and reasonable inferences from evidence, can only be effectively countered by other, better evidence and other, more reasonable inferences.
Repeated assertion does not count as proof. And "Naa naa, I can't hear you" with fingers in ears does not count as a factual refutation.
I do not demand that others accord my opinions the assent of faith. I make mistakes, I get thud-headed, and I myself am not an appropriate object for faith. I do demand attention to evidence. I also assume of others, and expect others to assume of me, a level of good will.
I thank you again, RegulatorCountry. I appreciate your attention to these things.
Again, a thoughtful and respectful post.
My Sunday greetings to both you and RegulatorCountry.
That was my point. The "evidence" you provided was propaganda. The facts speak against that propaganda.
The facts are that this ex-Hitler Youth befriends terrorists, takes the side of the Gaza Palestinians over the Jews, was in charge of the RCC's efforts to protect pederast priests, and wrote a "global authority" encyclical which was pure communism.
Those are the facts. To ignore those facts is dangerous because today, more than ever before, it's a dangerous world.
Actually, I tend to see you as you described yourself.
Thx.
You’ve never been anything but gracious to me, even though we don’t agree upon all matters pertaining to our shared Christianity. Just trying to be as fair as possible.
In that spirit, I’d like you to consider the Marxist liberation theology clearly present, in my perception at least, with your new Archbishop Gomez, soon to replace Mahony as Cardinal in Los Angeles, as I understand.
Surely such a prominent diocese received the personal attention of Pope Benedict. That throws his opposition to such ideological belief into question.