Homosexuals in the seminary; A Global Church in a Globalized World

National Catholic Reporter ^ | September 23, 2005 | John Allen

[RKBA Democrat]

OK. I think I'm beginning to understand your point. I read the article by Cardinal Pell. A very good speech/article I might add.

I think you're misunderstanding my point of view. I don't question the church on matters of dogma. Nor do I think I have any significant disagreements on matters of dogma with those who would identify themselves as devout. There's one menu in that regard and I'm happy to accept it. I don't buy into the relativist line, and I do see your point with regard to the dangers of pigeonholing individuals into groups such as trad, non-trad, semi-trad, ad nauseum.

That said, embracing the church fully on matters of dogma does not mean that I accept that there is only one "proper" celebration of liturgy within the universal Catholic church and only one "correct" set of traditions. You'd note that if I were to accept those as premises, it would mean that either my eastern Catholic church or the western church were wrong with regards to liturgy and tradition. I don't buy into that line of reasoning.