[Cronos]

a correction will come out rather immediately from someone—and usually from many directions within the camp. And, usually, there’s no quibble from those most respected and anointed and none from those who pay attention to them. Everyone knows in their spirits that the correction is valid and supports it.

And is that true for everyone?

We don’t see that in the Vatican camp.

Quite incorrect -- we have thrown out various groups that delve into heresy. see the Jansenists.

[Quix]

I suppose it depends on how folks define “everyone.”

Certainly not 100% of everyone agrees on what color the carpet should be, much less on some points of theology.

The folks the Vatican has tossed out have tended to be few and far between in my observation. Rather like the number of politicians who continue on with Communion as usual unless and until a big enough stink is raised that some Bishop decides to limit their access.

Nope. On this score, my assertions stand. The Vatican has NOT behaved remotely consistently with its purported strictness against such outrageous excesses.

There’s far more collegial back slapping and cooperative publishing goes on OF THE VERY EXCESSES people run and hide behind the ‘strict standards on’ whenever an OUT-GROUP person calls attention to such. Otherwise, it’s CELEBRATION of the excesses more or less by one and all as usual.

Even hereon the very excesses are usually defended tooth and toenail as perfectly kosher—even glorious.