tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post1923437420480896749..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: James Alison on the Likely "Really Big Deal" of Synod 2015Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-7316347101886796502015-11-08T15:41:20.688-06:002015-11-08T15:41:20.688-06:00Thanks for the correction. Michael, I will hold yo...Thanks for the correction. Michael, I will hold your site and writings in even higher esteem. That really is a great quote. I shared it with a priest friend today. I may use it for awhile as my sig line at dailykos although I just put a new one up a few days ago, and now the whole site in undergoing an upgrade.wild hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464835061893041481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-85476549571677387982015-11-08T14:53:45.527-06:002015-11-08T14:53:45.527-06:00Actually, Wild Hair, that "insight" as e...Actually, Wild Hair, that "insight" as expressed in the statement you quote, is mine . . . although I'm sure Alison would agree with it.<br /><br />Peace,<br /><br />MichaelMichael J. Baylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-44714944418526491922015-11-07T16:50:47.244-06:002015-11-07T16:50:47.244-06:00Thanks for posting this. I wonder about the questi...Thanks for posting this. I wonder about the question, but maybe the intent was to leave it in place for the hierarchs to think about. I was scheduled to go to a retreat by James Alison a few years ago, but was not able to go. So this was very good reading. I especially appreciate this insight from Alison; "...the hierarchy's sexual theology (which is actually a narrow marital theology) is erroneous, dysfunctional, and dangerous." How true.wild hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464835061893041481noreply@blogger.com