[sinkspur]

Most of our chancery offices have been taken over by the laity already and the bishops have let them. That accounts for many of the problems in today's Church here in America.

You have a naive trust in the instincts and judgment of the clergy. IMO, there aren't ENOUGH lay people in responsible positions in the Church.

[Renatus]

You have a naive trust in the instincts and judgment of the clergy.

Not naive. The bishop is called by Christ to rule. The layman is not. Our Holy Father said it very clearly just recently. He said that the priest and bishop is CONFIGURED with Christ as Master, Shepherd, Priest and Spouse. It is my conviction that he is speaking the truth. Much of the problem in the Church is the attempt by the laity to take over the power to rule. It must not happen.

[Unam Sanctam]

Why don't you go join a congregational church, since you hate the Catholic faith and the structure of its clergy so much? We live in a free society with freedom of religion. If you don't believe in what the Catholic Church teaches, including apostolic succession, then no one is stopping you from going to a religion more in accord with your tastes and predilections.