[dighton]

St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church

Very well, Bishop, here's your fifteen minutes.

[aculeus]

All this and Oprah too.

Who cares? We have Susan Sarandon's mother!

[hchutch]

I can almost hear Bush quoting a lyrical poet in response to this:
They don't think twice about dissin' me!

THE lyrical poet.

[BlueLancer]

"Each bishop must stand before the Cross and discern what the truth of Jesus Christ is on this situation for himself as bishop and for those souls specifically given to him for their sanctification and eternal salvation. No bishop can bind in conscience Catholics of another diocese—except for the Bishop of Rome or all bishops formally gathered in an Ecumenical Council."

So, am I correct in reading this that, if you're a Catholic, you surrender the determination of your will and your soul to the determination of your bishop? Simply because I live in one city and the bishop determines that I am going to Hell because I serve in the 2nd Gulf War, while, in another city, a different bishop determines that I won't?

What happened to your free will, people? What happens to taking responsibility for your own soul, to being willing to make a decision based on your faith, intelligence, and God-given talents and facing God when your time has come and giving an account of yourself for yourself?