Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
And yet, I would say that the ruling coalition of government has every right to act in reigning in powers and privileges that may have been previously granted to the Church, just as the autocratic and often unpopular bishops may act to lobby the government directly and enjoin their laity to grant, through the democratic process, such as they may desire. They don't have the political pull they used to have so the entitlements they currently enjoy are bound to shrink. If they are able to burnish up their now much sullied image and regain influence among their flocks in the future, they may once again exercise political influence sufficient to improve their position in society.
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What "powers and privileges" do you see that the government has every right to reign in?
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