"Our Holy Father should stop talking about aberrant sex and talk more about Jesus."- Christine Vollmer, president of Alliance for the Family and a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
"It seems to many people I know that it is both irresponsible (because it creates confusion in the general populace about the exercise of the papal magisterium) and self-indulgent; self indulgent because it is a case of the Pope retreating to his ‘comfort zone’ of writing and talking while neglecting urgent tasks of governance."
- Professor Luke Gormally, former director of the Linacre Centre for Healthcare Ethics in London and a professor at the Ave Maria School of Law in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
It should be noted that Sandro Magister and too many "Vatican watchers" like him are all for discussing away the Church's teaching about the intrinsic evil of all such acts. While the rebellious children of Vatican II have a "lively debate" the eternal salvation of souls hang in the balance. Their "lively debate" is so much vomit.
To date, no clarification from the pope on this matter. Confusion continues to reign in the midst of the smug arrogance from the theological ivory tower in the middle of the Vatican.
To date, no clarification from the pope on this matter. Confusion continues to reign in the midst of the smug arrogance from the theological ivory tower in the middle of the Vatican.
There may well be a tower of ivory in the midst of the Vatican. What's a lot closer to home are the ivory towers of "We Are Church" and "Gather Us In" elitist laity trying to make the Church their own little empire.
ReplyDeleteIs seems to me there may be three, at least, houses the Holy Father ought to clean: his, the American bishops', and the elitist laity's.