Oh, I just thought that little quip might be amusing to some.
Seriously, I love the church as it is (was), and am very reluctant to see any radical changes as being proposed by members of the laity. THe election of bishops for example. I am wary enough about an electorate that would give more votes to Al Gore than George Bush. Satan himself could be elected bishop with the right campaign and the current mess of clueless Catholics.
Don't forget this election:
Give us Barabas
Don't worry. Bishops won't be chosen any other way than they currently are in your lifetime. Bishops were chosen by priests and laity, in various ways, for nearly 1800 years.
Selecting bishops with the current politics is working well, isn't it?
When I said, This is the age of the laity, I should have been more specific, i.e., This is the age of the orthodox laity.
I meant it in reference to the fact that the faithful remnant of orthodox laity are the only hope the Church in America has left. The hierarchy is mostly corrupt and a whisker from open schism, Joe-six-pack in the pews has not a clue, and the only hope for true reform lies in the prayers and activism of the faithful orthodox remnant.
give us Barabbas
Bingo! We have winners!
Some of the laity are a lot louder than others; Shakespeare didn't call democracy "the many-headed monster" for nothing.