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To: ichabod1
He may be genuinely saddened and not using the wording.

A true saint will suffer sorrow when the church falls astray...

The Seven Sorrows of Mary comes to mind as an example.

On the other hand, Saint Padre Pio, when he had to, harshly criticized sinners in the confessional so they would be truly repenant.

He did feel bad about getting so much pleasure out of such scolding of sinners in the confessional...

The final example is Jesus in the Temple with the money changers. He had no patience whatsoever or charity for them. He took whips after them... So His punishment of those sinners in the Temple were quite severe.

However, the Jesuits are deeply within the Temple of the Lord, so lashing out at them and their sins may be similar to what Jesus did in the Gospel with the Money Changers...

30 posted on 01/08/2008 12:25:29 AM PST by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: topher

I have no doubt he feels genuine sorrow.


41 posted on 01/08/2008 6:49:19 AM PST by ichabod1 ("Self defense is not only our right, it is our duty." President Ronald Reagan)
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