[Caipirabob]

GREAT ARTICLE! Thanks! Worth repeating...

In the words of Christ, "One cannot have two masters." We may well fall into sin, and frequently do; we can and must forgive others, and even learn to forgive ourselves; "the law of love transcends the commandments." But we cannot change the definition of sin. That is for God; and God changes nothing.

The Pope has told them, as Mother Teresa and other true heroes have told them, that we can't remake the Church to suit the post-modern world. For after all, it is the post-modern world that isn't going to be around tomorrow.

So many of my Catholic friends have been hurt by the small minority of perverts who have tried to redefine the Church so that it better suits their sins rather than to serve God. I have been compelled to support this purge of leadership of all Christian sects which choose the enemies over our Lord.

No one more than the Catholics want to see these freaks and sickos kicked out of the Church and cleansed altogther. Really, there is no such thing as a "Homosexual or Pedophile priest. If they are engaged in such an activity that defines them as such they have long sensed abandoned serving God and instead given in to the enemy.

It's heartbreaking for good Christians of all groups to see.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

"'"The young today are, to a remarkable degree, looking beyond their parents for guidance, for their "role models" -- looking beyond that failed and lost generation of which I am a member. Reaching past their parents to what remains of their grandparents, and to the other old, to get some hint about how to live. They don't want to be "ironical," they don't want to take the easy way out, they don't want something for nothing; they yearn to become fully real."'"

[wimpycat]

They came because he is not merely Pope, but an extraordinary man, a real man, in a world of straw men, victims, and cowards...In the Pope they see a mysterious strength -- a strength that is drawn from hidden quarters. They see in his body the conquest of pain, and in his eyes a light through death. Here is a man who is not a fake, who is genuinely holy.

[Marie Antoinette]

What a teriffic, uplifting article!

But what does the comment about Gen X not even touching the ground at Woodstock mean? I guess I'm thick headed on only 4.5 hours of sleep :-)

Somebody please 'splain! Thanks. (Yes, I'm a GenXer)

[Steve0113]

a real man, in a world of straw men, victims, and cowards.

Well said.

[Siobhan]

Please ping the faithful for me. Ago gratias.

[american colleen]

Thank you for a wonderful post.

The Pope has told them, as Mother Teresa and other true heroes have told them, that we can't remake the Church to suit the post-modern world. For after all, it is the post-modern world that isn't going to be around tomorrow.

:-)

[.45MAN]

THanks forthe bump great reading. It's nice to read something positive once and a while......

[livius]

Very good article. Particularly surprising coming from the secularized Northland!

[Phaedrus]

Bump

[ArrogantBustard]

The young want something more than convenience from their Church -- or moral support for immoral behaviour. They don't want to sever the roots that are sunk down through the ages, they want to touch the living oak.

They aren't alone in desiring such, and I welcome them to the fray. Their presence, their prayers, their Faith, and their actions are greatly appreciated. "The few, the proud, the Church Militant!"

AB

[jjm2111]

bump

[Ann Archy]

And yet the first thing to know about these kids -- the ones whose faces I was watching in Toronto -- is that they are not bitter. This is elemental in their hope -- they are seekers, not accusers. So many are hungry, and want to be filled; feel that craving not only for love, but to love and be worthy of love; to stand on their feet and say the word: "forever."

Makes me ashamed of the anger I feel towards Democrats.....somewhat.

Who is David Warren who wrote this? Anyne know his work??