To: Mrs. Don-o
I think the author’s real problem is with the authority of the pope and his longing for whatever his vision is of “the ideal embodied in Vatican II.”
His closing analogy is quite revealing as well:
>>>>”I understand there is a branch of Judaism that prays daily for the destruction of the Jewish state because it does not conform to the Old Testament model of Israel. Maybe the time has come for Catholics to pray for an end to the Vatican state for the exact same reason.”
30 posted on
09/21/2012 9:35:06 AM PDT by
D-fendr
(Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
To: D-fendr
Yes, you're right. Still, conflating a diplomatic quasi-state entity with an apostolic hierarchy is so easy to do; it's a common problem, lots of people do this almost without adverting to it; and it serves this author's overall rhetorical purpose.
32 posted on
09/21/2012 11:47:40 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(Point of clarification.)
To: D-fendr
As I’ve often said in relation to the USCCB: an apostolic heirarchy is not the same as a clerical bureaucracy.
33 posted on
09/21/2012 11:49:10 AM PDT by
Mrs. Don-o
(USCCB Delenda Est.)
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