tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post8583447174607365135..comments2023-06-18T05:01:03.708-05:00Comments on Popin' Ain't Easy: How Bad Has It Gotten?Throwbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-18598012407296267132014-01-05T16:14:29.062-06:002014-01-05T16:14:29.062-06:00Let me be clear. I'm not necessarily talking a...Let me be clear. I'm not necessarily talking about churchmen doing the mocking. <br /><br />When a guy like Scalfari comes out with the claim that the Pope, of all people, has "abolished sin," everyone from Dan Rather to Rowan to Jack Chick should like up to make fun of him. It's such a ridiculous claim that nobody should be able to take it seriously.<br /><br />The only reason anyone can take it seriously is that so many who have the job of protecting the Church's teachings have insinuated or outright declared (Winnipeg Statement, Cardinal Martini, now Cardinal Marx- eg) that said teachings are meaningless or apt to be reversed.Throwbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-1826911271254856282014-01-05T07:40:40.960-06:002014-01-05T07:40:40.960-06:00Mockery of others requires a certain easy confiden...Mockery of others requires a certain easy confidence, bordering on self-complacency, that contemporary churchmen do not often allow themselves to indulge in -- especially those who have an important PR function.<br /><br />Maybe just as well.Turgonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631382534572993042noreply@blogger.com