You wrote:
“My prediction is that this thread will garner very little attention as most folks, including our fellow freepers, are too lazy to read through lengthy texts before posting their comments.”
Yep.
I’m still trying to get through the Pope’s document! When I’m done, maybe I’ll have a look at the comments from these gentlemen, most of whom I find pretty impressive.
So far (about 14 pages to go) I’m just not finding much that’s new in this document. I’d like to think that the repeated emphasis on “truth” implies, among other things, “Stop doing things that demonstrably, time after time, don’t work!” but expecting B16 to use simple phrases, or succumb to basic paraphrase, is a losing battle.