tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post948750186072394989..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: A Cardinal Breaks RanksMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-75493090623429533532011-08-08T23:07:13.384-05:002011-08-08T23:07:13.384-05:00This is extremely hopeful to see another prelate f...This is extremely hopeful to see another prelate from Europe - where the institutional leaders of the church are much more prone to speak their minds when it comes to certain issues than here in the States - see that the way the Catholic church has insisted on doing things cannot be the continued path forward into the future.<br /><br />Cardinal Marx's comments were made in the same spirit of Cardinal Schonborn's when he stated that a homosexual relationship should cetainly be considered better than engaging in rampant promiscuity. <br /><br />While so much more could be said, it is certainly an encouraging step in the right direction! Especially coming from a younger prelate, who usually would be considered a clone of the late JP2 on arrival. <br /><br />It bothers and discourages me though that prelates here in the States are so deeply intertwined with the far-right fringes of the Republican Party that they could never bring themselves to issue such a statement...Phillip Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-88599221117767836202011-08-08T23:05:25.913-05:002011-08-08T23:05:25.913-05:00WOW!! Has there been a shift in the Force? I am ...WOW!! Has there been a shift in the Force? I am speechless but very very encouraged.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.com