squirrelboy's Blog

I agree with Burke, but I don't agree on his tactics (or lack thereof).

The Roman Catholic Church is not a Democracy in any sense of the word.

The pastor of St. Stan is clearly in the wrong on many issues (women clergy, married priests and offering Communion to non-Catholics). He cannot force his beliefs into the Church!

Sounds like you are the fool squirrel. AB Burke is only adhering to the faith. Like most bigots, you believe only what you think is important. My guess is you are probably some agnostic who wants to weigh in on something you have no right to weigh in on. Go down to the nearest synagogue and tell them you diagree with circumcision. Let's see what happens next.

Hey squirrelboy, I see your getting accused of the same things as me, bigotry and lack of knowledge.
I come from a Catholic background. Big family, lots of kneeling. Whole lota guilt.
I guess you cannot blame those that continue to not question the motives of the leaders of this religion, Heck, it hasn't been so long ago they weren't even allowed to read the bible. They had to read what was ordained appropriate by the church and therefore were not given the opportunity to form an opinion, other than that of the church. Leading the lambs, so to speak.
I am sticking with the theory that Burke has to do this to earn his badges, so he can move forward in the hierarchy. Rigali pretty much dumped this in his lap. And wasn't Rigali looking for a big position when he ran out of here. If memory serves me, he didn't get it. Perhaps his lack of performance concerning the St. Stanislous church tainted his resume.
Once again, I am not faulting those that have faith. This is about the "Men" that run this church. There aren't any women allowed, except the poor charitable sister's, and I am afraid they are becoming extinct.

Ministries are growing in Africa, true. But the impoverished, undereducated people of these nations don't know anything about the church/church's that are helping them. They are grateful for any and all help. I am sure you will see these people come to our country. Wouldn't you? But the information that they are receiving isn't necessarily giving them the option to have a choice. They have no idea of what is going on beyond trying to survive a hostile environment and disease.
I believe the church is falling apart because the people they are trying to reach have had an opportunity to search out the truth, and it isn't exactly the way it has been portrayed to them through church doctrine. If people want to belong to a church, knowing full well that women are not treated equally, that all of God's children are not welcome and that the rules are up to their discretion, then so be it.
There are also people that have witnessed how some of these churches perform under less than stellar circumstances, and perhaps through that information, the loss of members is deliberate

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BLATANT LIE= about Catholics not being allowed to read the Bible.
Misinformed=AB Rigali is now Cardinal Rigali of Philadelphia he was re-assigned as bishops and priests are fromm time to time. That way they can all laugh at you.
Haven't heard you mention anything about dogma; cat got your tongue? I really need the laugh too.
Antiquated, not changed its teachings in 2000 years, some would call that consistent. You will no doubt mistake doctrine for discipline but heck you only have an 8th grade religious education.
I have enough to do attacking your misrepresentations without attacking you. I don't care if you are a bigot.

squirelboy you being a non-christian have absolutely no credence in anything you say about anything or anyone in christianity.
you have an opinion true, but who cares what you say about anything refering to God's family, which all Christians are a part of, so until you heed the call of Christ, stick some nuts in your cheeks and be still and know that Jesus Christ is Lord. and if He has a problem with archbishop burke, He alone will handle it,

You can say what you want and that Nun might well have had a good reason to discipline you. That doesn't make your blanket statement about reading the Bible true.
Are you truly a squirrel, or just a boy?
Just a way to show you how things might be misinterpreted. I never said you were or are a bigot, but if you are, I don't care.
Still waiting to see if you have a clue about actual Catholic dogma.

And you disagree with (?) what?

Notice where it says 'in teaching faith and morals',
Nothing there says they 'mysticly know' how to deal with a poorly, and liberally trained, preisthood. There was a school of thought at one time these people could be changed and 'cured', all of society hid their uncles and pedophilic sickos in the closet with their old maid lesbian aunties. As more was learned about the behavior patterns of pedophiles, attitudes and reactions changed. We learned that pedophiles were drawn to the preisthood as well as other youth groups, day care, because of the sick desire for children. What happened in the Church is no different than what happened across society, except in the Church, there was no place to hide, because the priest fell under the control of the Bishop. Therefore he could not 'cut and run' like the Baptist youth leaders and Boy Scout Leaders and the Youth leaders in any other denomination. You didn't hear the follow-ups on them because they skipped out, changed their name and started a 'new church' as protestants are so prone to do. The numbers are the same across the board, it is not so much a Catholic problem as it is a cultural problem. Yes priests are guilty and yes Bishops behaved poorly and in cases sinfully. Are they the Church? They were supposed to represent the Church. I say they failed. No different than Mr. Clinton failed to represent the US when he lied 'I did not have sexual relations with that woman.' Does his lie make the US a nation of liars and perverts, or just a nation of people.
The Pope or the Church does not and has taught or condoned pedophilia