Do you think that many Catholics wanted a denunciation of homesexuality to come out of this also. I do, and the one email that I sent to EWTN addressed that issue.
I keep hearing people on the radio and tv complaining that it doesn't go far enough... I guess they want public hangings with no trial...
I think the public and those who would like to do away with the Catholic Church would love seeing public hangings and/or no trials. I do believe that they are seeking accountability on the parts of the Bishops and Cardinals, however.
I think that can of worms was publicly opened by Bishop B. Those Bishops and Cardinals are on notice that the laity and some of them are concerned with dissention and one of the fruits of dissention, homosexual prevelance in the seminaries/priesthood. That said, I think the whole meeting was meant only to address the welfare and safety of the children (boys) and other issues will be addressed at another time - it would have watered down the entire meeting to bring in anything else, IMO. But they cannot tarry too long on the other issues or they will have big problems - the laity is really fired up on both sides, I think.
I e-mailed Bishop Bruskewitz (ok, the Diocese of Lincoln, which was the only option) to praise him for his attempt to get that into the final statement. American colleen said she intended to.
I would love to see him get so many e-mail commendations for his stand that they'll "have to weigh 'em, not count 'em," as a local Boston pol once said about the votes he got.