Nor has the Papacy bent to popular will. The church stands as a bastion of God against willfull sin. McMahon knew full well he was in violation to basic teachings of the church in which he worked, taught and studied. His hypocrisy was astounding. FWIW he came up in the church at a time when homosexuality was an acceptable practice among the priesthood. Seminaries in the 70’s were rife with queerdom. This was the breath of fresh air some saw as leavening the church. In truth it soured the whole loaf.
The church stands as a bastion of God against willfull sin.
FWIW he came up in the church at a time when homosexuality was an acceptable practice among the priesthood.
...please reconcile these two statements, which you used in the same paragraph...