Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
The main problem seems to be that his priests have ganged up against him.
ReplyDeleteBishops who are merely despised by their laity seem immune to criticism within the Church. Lennon is not nearly as hated generally as Morlino nearby in Madison, Wisconsin and is a paragon of geniality compared to Francis Martino who led Scranton, Pennsylvania a few years ago. He seems most intent in his desires to solve the fiscal problems of the Church within his area of administration. As far as I know he is not any more reactionary than is normal for B VI or JP II appointed bishops.
Lennon is also disconnected with many lay Catholics, religious leaders of other faiths, many religious women, and several civic and elected officials. Read www.tallio.wordpress.com.
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