tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post115608967768986320..comments2024-03-18T18:30:39.000-05:00Comments on Dad29: Nexus: Cdl. BernardinDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1156115462101636292006-08-20T18:11:00.000-05:002006-08-20T18:11:00.000-05:00I think you hit on something there, Dad, as whoeve...I think you hit on something there, Dad, as whoever gets appointed as a bishop, or cardinal, inevitably turns out to be a sinner. So are the rest of us. Wearing the collar doesn't make one holier, in fact, it's a big bulls-eye for Satan.<BR/> The Bishop of Rome can wield the Magisterium of the Church to proclaim the Gospel, but he cannot force anyone to comply.Brother Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1156108912458876872006-08-20T16:21:00.000-05:002006-08-20T16:21:00.000-05:00Heh.There's no such thing as "clean," because ther...Heh.<BR/><BR/>There's no such thing as "clean," because there IS such a thing as "sin."<BR/><BR/>Rome can appoint 'good guys' who turn out to be not-so-good...and even if THEY are 'good guys' there will always be problems someplace, sometime, with priests, or laymen who abscond with the funds...<BR/><BR/>And on and on.<BR/><BR/>It's not so pretty in Europe; not so pretty in Africa; only places where it seems to be good are the places where being a Catholic can get you killed, or where you have to live like a worm.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if I like those choices, either.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1156106950938140112006-08-20T15:49:00.000-05:002006-08-20T15:49:00.000-05:00I doubt Rome will ever clean up the American Churc...I doubt Rome will ever clean up the American Church. You?Billiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489132492383133253noreply@blogger.com