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To: John Carragher who wrote (51572)	6/25/2004 7:37:43 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793672

So sad to have a religion that says it is the one true religion but its leaders do not stand up but rather play politics. It's a business like anything else now, John. They don't want to scare off the "customers". The Church can't dictate in this day and age - they'll go broke. Derek EDIT: Wow. Come to think of it, Martin Luther won an absolute victory.

To: John Carragher who wrote (51572)	6/25/2004 12:11:26 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793672

Bishops have to face facts, do they believe killing a child by aborting the birth is sin. If so they should come out with a statement saying so. To be a Catholic is to be against abortion. I no longer follow the doings of the Catholic Church but I would be amazed if there were any bishop that was not perfectly clear that abortion is a sin and did not transmit that message to church membership. The issue is what to do as a politician when something is a sin but not a crime. There are lots and lots of things that are sins but not crimes. Countries, like Iran, where that is not the case, are called "theocracies." We do not have a theocracy. My Catholic days are way behind be but I don't ever recall it being a sin to not intervene when others are sinning. If so they would have a flock of buttinskis. Each of us is responsible for his own sins. If anything needs clarification by the bishops, it's what responsibility Catholic office holders have to deal with sinning among their constituents. I would submit that both dealing with sinning and clarification of the role of office holders are jobs for bishops.