It can sometimes seem as if there are few creatures on earth more pompous than a rightwing American Catholic. During the conservative papacies of John Paul ll and Benedict XVl, Republican pundits preached papal authoritiy at the liberals. Now they have pontificated themselves into a frenzy about how wrong Pope Francis is.
Later in the editorial.
The extreme detachment of Catholic sexual teaching from Catholic sexual practice, and the importance the hierarchy has attached to fighting this doomed battle, has produced a more extremely conservative (and increasingly gay) priesthood, which still further alienates the mainstream.
A great editorial.
And Ireland?
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They're still digging, digging, digging, and the hole is just getting bigger.
But when one is convinced 'God' is on your side the diggier keeps digging. And in the meantime........
Somebody should really sit down with the Holy Ghost and talk this thing through.
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