Well, Paul, my belief in "love one another" is rigid. All else is open to discussion.

Oh, and I also believe in fairness, even when the person being treated unfairly is wrong. There are many areas where I think the Pope is wrong, but I do think his wrong ideas ought to be treated truthfully and debated fairly. I think that "atrocities" is a good word to describe the child molestation and abuse that has gone on in the Catholic Church, even to the present time. For the most part, however, I think the popes and bishops made horrible mistakes, and it was only a few who intentionally condoned the molestation and abuse. Those who see things absolutely as right and wrong, white and black, true and false - those people will not agree with me.

I think most people do things because they think they're doing the right thing. It's just that their perception is unbelievably screwed up. Of course, you and I aren't screwed up...

....are we????

-Joe-