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To: Cronos; don-o
tc is attempting to seek common ground with the Orthodox

Even I am not naive enough to believe that.

The original poster (OP) deliberately omitted the portions of the original source which made it clear that this "confession" was emphatically rejected by the Holy Orthodox. One can't even excuse it as ignorance (by which I mean nothing more that "lack of knowledge"). Independent of any theological issues, such action is a gross violation of ordinary standards of integrity, to say nothing of the moral precepts to which all Christians are expected to adhere. It's an entirely reprehensible act.

The OP himself admits that this thread was nothing more than an "exercise" intended to undermine the caucus system, which is the only corner of this cesspool of a forum in which rational discussion is even possible.

This is the OP's third attempt to game the caucus system. The upshot of the first was "Yes, Catholics can have their caucuses, but it must be labeled with my favorite slur, so that every time it's used, Catholic are automatically insulted." The net result of that conniption was the entirely unnecessary departure of good-willed, well-behaved Orthodox over a controversy that needn't have been stirred up. The religion forum is poorer for their absence.

The second attempt was to allow former Catholics with a grudge to infiltrate Catholic caucus threads, so that they could turn them into the same food-fights which prevail on the open threads.

The third attempt we have before us. Trying as objectively as possible to discern the pattern of behavior here, I must conclude that the modus operandi of the OP is "let's you and him fight, while I sit back and enjoy the chaos I've created." This is a direct attack on the cohesion of the forum itself, and leads me to wonder if there's any degree of destructive behavior which the mods will at long last find intolerable.

Since there's no reason whatsoever to believe that the OP's attempts to undermine the system which is in place - no matter how flawed it may be - are likely to cease, I have to wonder why he or she has yet to be shown the door.

228 posted on 07/23/2010 12:28:42 PM PDT by cantabile
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To: cantabile

Excellent analysis.


231 posted on 07/23/2010 12:40:05 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: cantabile; the_conscience; Lorica; Cronos; don-o; Religion Moderator; NYer; Salvation; Pyro7480; ...
The OP himself admits that this thread was nothing more than an "exercise" intended to undermine the caucus system, which is the only corner of this cesspool of a forum in which rational discussion is even possible.

This is the OP's third attempt to game the caucus system. The upshot of the first was "Yes, Catholics can have their caucuses, but it must be labeled with my favorite slur, so that every time it's used, Catholic are automatically insulted."

Odd that you should mention that.

There was an anti-Catholic troll who had a short stay here about three years ago who had an obsession with changing and redefining the caucus system. I wonder where it comes from.

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232 posted on 07/23/2010 12:41:31 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: cantabile

AXIOX! AXIOS! AXIOS!


241 posted on 07/23/2010 1:10:44 PM PDT by don-o (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.)
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