tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post8680395088741539846..comments2023-08-21T03:51:17.425-06:00Comments on Enlightened Catholicism: The Church In The Modern Worldcolkochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-69934169898274608842009-02-12T08:05:00.000-07:002009-02-12T08:05:00.000-07:00Colleen, excellent first-hand testimony about Vati...Colleen, excellent first-hand testimony about Vatican II, from someone who remembers that period. Your testimony puts the lie to the propaganda of those on the right now trying to blame the church's problems on Vatican II--and not on the restorationist agenda.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for continuing to speak out. I think we can look for those of us doing so, and seeking the truth, to be tarred with quite a few brushes in the coming days, as the Catholic version of the religious right gets into full reaction mode.William D. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246026074693891965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-31576013267646020892009-02-11T12:22:00.000-07:002009-02-11T12:22:00.000-07:00That's the trouble with creeping infallibility, if...That's the trouble with creeping infallibility, if you apologize you admit you aren't infallible.<BR/>Benedict would probably find it a lot easier to be Pope if he didn't have to be infallible about everything.<BR/><BR/>Pio NoNo gave us our current version of the Papacy. It's amazing to me how many of the traditionalists have not done their research about Vatican I. That must have been some kind of Council when one third of the bishops walked out and went home before the voting on the infallibility issues and the very extensive list of anathemas.<BR/><BR/>Compared to Vat I, I guess Vat II was a kumbaya session.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-45687871577833559482009-02-11T07:26:00.000-07:002009-02-11T07:26:00.000-07:00An article today on MSN News, caught my eye this m...An article today on MSN News, caught my eye this morning, because once again we see the fallibility of the RCC leadership exposed and acknowledged in the news.<BR/><BR/>"Search on for graves of unbaptized babies"<BR/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29128411/<BR/><BR/>It is worthy to note, that there has been no effort yet by anyone in authority to apologize to the families for the error.COL55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057765287988790129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-90104428085552476782009-02-11T03:09:00.000-07:002009-02-11T03:09:00.000-07:00Fascinating to read how "It hurts if you see that ...Fascinating to read how <BR/><BR/>"It hurts if you see that many people do not understand Rome and the pope any longer"<BR/><BR/>It hurts even more how little "Rome and the pope" do not understand real people and real lives.<BR/><BR/>It is worth remembering that the church has not always been this all-powerful, autocratic hiearchical structure we have today. The early church was totally different, before the invention of the papacy. It can be re-invented yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-69454103327309859732009-02-10T17:20:00.000-07:002009-02-10T17:20:00.000-07:00And the exodus away from the RCC continues. but no...And the exodus away from the RCC continues. but not because of the birth control issue. Most catholics simply ignore that "teaching".<BR/><BR/>According to the Pew Forum, the net change in Catholic membership is a -7.5% per year. Contrary to what the faithful orthodox would like us to believe, the RCC is losing more per year than they are gaining. With the losses that are exploding as a result of the SSPX fiasco the rate is probably higher now. <BR/><BR/>By far the biggest reason that disaffected Catholics give for changing faiths is that the were lied to or deceived by the RCC leadership. <BR/><BR/>47% of catholics have post secondary education. It seems the more highly educated one is, the more likely they are to leave the RCC. Those who are more highly educated are less likely to tolerate the fascist leadership style of the Vatican.<BR/><BR/>http://religions.pewforum.org/portraits<BR/>http://religions.pewforum.org/reports#<BR/><BR/>There is a lot of data to wade through, but most of it can be downloaded in PDF. The statistics are extremely enlightening.COL55https://www.blogger.com/profile/07057765287988790129noreply@blogger.com