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Thread #70756   Message #1209069
Posted By: GUEST
16-Jun-04 - 11:45 PM
Thread Name: BS: US Protestant Church Wars
Subject: RE: BS: US Protestant Church Wars
Here you go maire-aine:

Call To Action

Speaking of Vatican II and the presumptive pope-in-waiting, it also makes a huge difference that there is a disconnect between Vatican II era theologically educated clergy, and the difficulties they've had tending to their increasingly conservative, literal minded flocks who are ignorant of theological ambiguities and contradictions. The latter prefer to remain ignorant of our expanding knowledge of the theological vs the historical, and stick with 'tradition' (which often bears little resemblance to the theological and historical foundations of the Christian religions). These conservatives prefer the pope and the president to the religious historians and scholars, and especially prefer them to their progressive, well educated priests who dare to challenge them to actually behave in a Christ like manner.