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You prove my point.These devout Christians wished to reverence a saint. The archbishop, typically, claimed they were schismatic. If they were Jews or Protestants, he would have fallen all over himself to suck up to them. He is not interested in the traditional faith. He is interested in abolishing traditional Catholicism.

That's false. More propaganda. Archbishop Chaput has been extraordinarily generous to traditional Catholics. The Denver area boasts a thriving traditional community in communion with the Holy Father. If you weren't so brainwashed you'd know that Archbishop Chaput is a relentless and gifted defender of the magesterium. His actions regarding the SSPX are consistent with the Pope's actions regarding the SSPX.

I agree with you that indeed, the archbishop would be more accomodating to Jews and protestants. Simply because they are not as hostile to Catholicism as is the SSPX.

First, you did not name Chaput as the bishop involved. Had you done so I would have answered differently. But he was wrong, dead wrong. SSPX is not hostile to Catholicism. The charge is ridiculous on the surface. There are profound issues at stake. Chaput is a conservative and like many conservatives, is on the wrong side.

Let me make another point about Archbishop Chaput. Recently--I think it was in May, but it may have been earlier--Catholic World Report ran a piece by a priest about the gay subculture and corruption in the American Church. His point was essentially this: all institutions are threatened with corruption. They are usually comprised of some peope who do evil, many people who don't want to rock the boat and make trouble, and a very few people who will not tolerate wrongdoing and will risk speaking out. What corrupts an institution totally is the absence of a few good people willing to speak up and keep the evil doers in line. What has happened in the American Church and elsewhere is that these few good people have disappeared. No one is willing to stand up and speak the truth, from the Pope on down. What we get is platitudes, but there is a tremendous need to clean house. But neither Chaput nor anyone else is willing to stick his neck out and buck the system. So the corruption continues.