Again, I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert on this, and I think it's important for you to remember that. But just from doing basic searches and from what I've always heard, one is a dogma of the Church while another isn't. I'm sure a more knowledgeable Catholic here could give you the proper documentation.
And even if it's true, what's the excuse?
Why is there a need for an excuse?
Yet whenever a quotation is found by an otherwise highly esteemed Catholic that implies young earth creationism it will always be written off as a "personal opinion" based on the "scientific knowledge of the time." Again, this is hypocritical, as the same science that tells us the first eleven chapters of Genesis cannot possibly be true also tells us that a "virgin birth" of a human being is impossible.
I don't see how it's hypocritical when one has always been an infallible dogma, while another has not, allowing for personal opinion.
So once again it all comes down to "us vs. them," and "our profound miracles vs. their ignorant superstitions."
From my understanding, it all comes down to one being an infallible dogma, while another is not. Do you think Catholics believe things based on whether they will be against the beliefs of Fundamentalists?
Thank you for admitting that Catholic apologeticists only want intellectuals in the Church and Bible-thumping white-trash can stick to their own churches, mercifully and providentially raised up by G-d to provide for inbred morons who don't have the vast brains to belong in the Catholic Church. I really appreciate it.
I don't know where you're getting this from. All I was saying was that these Catholics apologists that you described probably think its makes for more effective apologetics to denounce literalists. It mean anything more than that.
You didn't read what I said about Jack Chick, did you?
Yes, I did. I read your whole post. I just didn't find a need to respond to your section about Chick.
The priest was a Teilhardian ultra-liberal (though a nice guy) and the members were all urban types. Plus what you completely miss out on is that every Catholic periodical available after service, each of which claimed to speak on behalf of the whole Catholic Church, had exactly the nasty, patronizing attitude I describe.
I think you're extrapolating one bad parish to represent the whole Catholic Church.
though Catholics (very much including yourself) seem to disagree.
I never said anything about young earth creationism making one a mental cripple.