You wrote:
“Read it. If you disagree with me, fine, but asking me whether I have read something is irrelevant to the point, at least in my opinion.”
No, actually it is relevant. That’s why I asked the question. Apparently you didn’t read the article: that would explain why you made the mistake you did. You probably don’t know which one you made either.
As I stated earlier, deeds matter to me. Words and stated policy do not.
Do you disagree with my statement that pornography is not going away?
Do you disagree with my contention that homosexuals would be virtually eliminated from the priesthood if priests could marry?
Do you disagree with my statement that the Church continues to protect child molesters?
None of my statements has been critical of people that follow Catholic teachings. The teachings are fine. Yet, some are trying to turn me into a Catholivc basher because they cannot disagree with my statements.
To be even clearer, the same problems exist in all religions, including the Jewish faith (I’m Jewish), particularly in the Orthodox community.
The difference is that the Catholic Church as an institution exists in a different state than all others because it has a hierarchy unlike the other religions.
I’ve had personal experience through a friend and neighbor that went through hell because of the way the Church treated his son and the priest that molested him, so pardon me if I seem indifferent to whatever it is they say rather than what they do.