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Title: Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leaders
Post by: Shana A on October 06, 2008, 07:01:30 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 06, 2008, 07:01:30 AM
Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leadership
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 06:00:00 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C9CB02E088919E8E0C3447AF1CFFEBC1?diaryId=7376 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C9CB02E088919E8E0C3447AF1CFFEBC1?diaryId=7376)
It looks like the hardline bishops are flexing their muscle against "renegade" progressive parishes - the iron fist of Papa Ratzi is coming down on American Catholics. (NYT):
The escalating efforts by more-liberal Catholics are provoking a vigorous backlash from some bishops and the right.
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon Oct 06, 2008 at 06:00:00 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C9CB02E088919E8E0C3447AF1CFFEBC1?diaryId=7376 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=C9CB02E088919E8E0C3447AF1CFFEBC1?diaryId=7376)
It looks like the hardline bishops are flexing their muscle against "renegade" progressive parishes - the iron fist of Papa Ratzi is coming down on American Catholics. (NYT):
The escalating efforts by more-liberal Catholics are provoking a vigorous backlash from some bishops and the right.
Title: Re: Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leaders
Post by: tekla on October 06, 2008, 07:04:45 AM
Post by: tekla on October 06, 2008, 07:04:45 AM
Such has been true about just about every election and the Church, going back to Rome at least.
Title: Re: Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leaders
Post by: RebeccaFog on October 06, 2008, 02:34:57 PM
Post by: RebeccaFog on October 06, 2008, 02:34:57 PM
hopefully the rebels will have backbone enough to accomplish something. I heard some LGBT friendly Jesuits are breaking away from their fascist leaders.
Title: Re: Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leaders
Post by: tekla on October 06, 2008, 02:37:36 PM
Post by: tekla on October 06, 2008, 02:37:36 PM
The Jesuit churches in SF are very accepting. When I feel like going to Mass (twice a year or so) I go to the Jesuit and Dominican churches here and not the ones run by the local bishop. They don't seem to have any problem with any of it.