[PFKEY]

If we are to believe that the Pope is infallible then logic would lead one to believe that his and his predecessor's near silence and inaction means that the RCC endorses such and that this is from God.

Most sane people would not follow this logic.

holy father...my foot!

And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

[Longshanks]

If we are to believe that the Pope is infallible

Popes are only infallible when officially defining church teaching. The present scandals are the result of the pope tolerating heresy, not teaching it.

[jgorris]

If we are to believe that the Pope is infallible ...

John Paul certainly does not believe himself to be infallible. Rather, he includes himself to be in the category of sinners amongst the rest of us sinners.

Why you gotta bother stirring up trouble with provocative, thinly veiled Catholic hating gibberish?

[Notwithstanding]

So I take it PFKEY has two mommies? (Or else your literal interpretation of the bible is actually not so literal after all since it allows you to call your own dad Father?)

[Sir Charles]

With all due respect, PFKEY, your comments are worthless. This has nothing to do at all with infallibility as anyone who knows anything about the Catholic Church would understand.

I agree with most of what has been stated in the articles, and believe it is more an American problem than anything else. And it reflects the attitude and ideology of the activists on so many of the problems regarding morality that exist in this country today. The problem of dealing with the Church is the same as dealing with abortion, homosexuality, sex education, euthanasia, all of that kind of thought. How to organize in opposition to what is going on both inside and outside the Church.

What is required,IMHO, is a national movement with strong leadership, but within the Church,not outside it. I confess that I don't see where that would come from.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

Where ignorance is bliss, tis folly to be wise.

Learn what Ex Cathedra actually means.