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In reply to the discussion: What went wrong in the Catholic Church? [View all]rug
(82,333 posts)41. Do you think that God can "be very impressed"?
How anthropomorphic.
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Gary Wills' very readable book "Papal Sin" is about this Doctrine of Infallibilty
SharonAnn
Feb 2013
#6
Papal infallibility wasn't even an officially stated doctrine till the late 1800's.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#76
Proves that "Insular groups of men" don't confront their wrongs. Outsiders, however, do.
SharonAnn
Feb 2013
#7
What a wonder it must be to live in a world where you get to make it up as you go along.
cleanhippie
Feb 2013
#43
I have read that article and found it a lot of bunk when I read it and still do
Angry Dragon
Feb 2013
#10
Priests abused children for a hundred years and the church covered up the crimes
Angry Dragon
Feb 2013
#25
What was idiotic about your comment is that it had just released a statement thanking the press.
rug
Feb 2013
#40
So you are saying that the Church had no idea that they were engaging in criminal activities??
Angry Dragon
Feb 2013
#44
His sentiment of thanks to the media would seem more genuine if the church followed with
cleanhippie
Feb 2013
#30
Whereas yours are merely confusing because of lack of clarity about terms used
intaglio
Feb 2013
#98
While we're on the subject you should study the difference between a sect and a religion.
rug
Feb 2013
#119
A sect is loosely a group of people with different religious beliefs and practises from others
intaglio
Feb 2013
#120
Do you think the statement has any intrinsic significance, or are you citing it to refute the OP?
Squinch
Feb 2013
#79
It was said this past week. It seems clearly a token from an organization that has been knowingly
Squinch
Feb 2013
#81
The US Catholic Conference of Bishops instituted a clear policy on reporting ten years ago,
Squinch
Feb 2013
#95
That's a close one but it's part of the ongoing discovery process in existing litigation.
rug
Feb 2013
#108
Yes. But if I found that you'd make up another new rule in order to make it acceptable to you.
Squinch
Feb 2013
#110
EXACTLY! The church NEEDS it's clergy to be seen as above the rest of us, and immune from
cleanhippie
Feb 2013
#18
Agree. Local congregations tend to have a lot more control over those within their church.
cbayer
Feb 2013
#61
It's not as if something has recently gone wrong. Those who know their history know
dimbear
Feb 2013
#71
The Catholic Church has a history of corruption dating back well over 1000 years.
Bradical79
Feb 2013
#103