[E. Pluribus Unum]

Perhaps he thinks that his job is to lead, not to merely echo what he considers to be the unenlightened beliefs of his followers

After all, Church doctrine is a flexible document that needs to change with the times.

</sarcasm>

[paristexas]

“After all, Church doctrine is a flexible document that needs to change with the times.”

Yes, for instance, I think we would all agree that it is no longer fashionable to burn heretics at the stake.