Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: LarryLied
Better to just clean out the rot and support the church while that is done.

But who will be doing the cleaning? Those that have swept this under the carpet for god knows how long? Those who have authorized, as some claim, over 1 billion over the years as settlements?

39 posted on 03/27/2002 9:50:35 AM PST by RoughDobermann
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies ]


To: RoughDobermann
But who will be doing the cleaning? Those that have swept this under the carpet for god knows how long?

It looks as if the rank and file, salt of the earth, conservative Catholics are going to put so much pressure on the church reform will occur. This could turn out very well. The battle will be, as the article states, between the liberals who want to change the rules of the church (allow marriage, stop viewing homosexuality as a sin) and the conservatives. If conservatives do not win, the church is, in my opinion, finished. I least I hope that would be the case. A Catholic Church which fully embraced the left would be a nightmare for everyone, no matter what their faith.

42 posted on 03/27/2002 9:57:58 AM PST by LarryLied
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies ]

To: RoughDobermann
"But who will be doing the cleaning?"

I can think of about 10 million faithful laypeople who would JUMP at the chance!

50 posted on 03/27/2002 10:19:09 AM PST by redhead
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson