On the attacks on the Catholic Church

[nadinbrzezinski]

34. When you attack the church, that is one thing

When people are told that by giving tithe they are child molestors....this is a huge red line.

As in a wall that should not be crossed.

Also...the American and European Laity are far more liberal, by leaps and bounds, than the laity in the developing world...there are individual exceptions of course. So to be brutally honest...the Pope decides (that alone would be revolutionary) to have a finding that contraception is a-ok...you might sing hosannas....not so much in many southern churches, as in economic south.

This is something that a lot of folks are having a hell of a time comprehending. I hope a Jesuit will be able to move things ahead, but I expect it to be glacial still.

Here is an example, lent and not eating meat on Friday, it's now allowed. In the US it's not been a big deal. In Mexico, never mind John Paul wrote the Encyclical, it is still a big deal, as in go ask the bishop big deal. Want to talk contraception? Lord, the Cardinals will be asked!!!