[B Knotts]

Since 1993, more than 80 percent of the Catholic bishops in the United States have been directly implicated in court cases of priestly pedophilia or in using their positions to shield such activity over the past 40 years or more, according to a study compiled by reporters Brooks Egerton and Reese Dunklin of the Dallas Morning News last year.

A little background would be helpful here. Some time ago, sinkspur had posted an uncomplemenatary article about Fr. Groeschel, written by this reporter. I did a little googling, and found out that this is no ordinary reporter; he is chairman of the Texas chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists.

So, when he refers to all of these cases as "pedophilia," (which some of them undoubtedly are) instead of "homosexual," (which most of them undoubtedly are) recognize that he may have an agenda in so doing.

And with a little effort, he says, "you can get a Latin Mass celebrated regularly at your proper parish, and know that you're doing so in full communion with the Church that really is almost 2000 years old."

Ha!

If it were that simple, I don't think we'd have schismatic groups setting up their own chapels.

[B Knotts]

I guess I should ping you on this, as I mentioned your name, although it was simply in the context of a historical explanation, rather than an attack on you. :-)

[Salvation]

Good ferreting!

[RobbyS]

Case in point is the "exile" of Father Weinberger by the bishops of Dallas. Father was doing nothing more than what he is allowed to by right. Saying the mass as prescribed by Rome, that is to say in its offical Latin version. Maybe they didn't like the fact that he wore a biretta?