[Polycarp]

The recent efforts of Woods and Ferrara put one in mind of the 1960s dialogues on the political Right which incorporated the notion: Things are terrible and getting worse all the time. There are only a few of us left. Sometimes, it looks like it is now just thee and me. To tell, the truth, I am not always sure about thee.

Well said, and I accept these words myself as a needed rebuke to my own lack of trust.

[BlackElk]

I certainly mean no rebuke to you. You are a warrior here. It is useful to remember that Jesus Christ promised us the ultimate victory---- not necessarily in the Johnstown-Altoona diocese (oarticularly under Bishop Adamec) or even in my diocese of Rockford, Illinois, where we are served by a wonderfully orthodox Bishop Thomas Doran or in the United States but victory and the final victory at that. We have buried a lot of sinners in twenty centuries and will probably bury a few more before that victory.