I was pleasantly surprised that Boston cardinal Sean O'Malley used the example of Jesus and what he stood for to defend himself from the attack by rabid Catholics criticising him for participating in Kennedy's funeral; these Catholics consider Kennedy an anti-Catholic for his liberal social views (pro-choice) that countered the teachings of the Vatican.
I find the various commentaries about this whole issue quite interesting and telling. I maintain that the American Catholic Church is headed for a showdown with the Vatican as the current Vatican moves further and further to the right, abandoning and reversing the liberalizations of Vatican II.
This division into conservative (exclusive) and liberal (inclusive) appears to be a trend in many current religions of the world including the Episcopalians, Southern Baptists and even Lutherans. They more or less, involve similar issues and I will be anxiously following these developments as I feel, history is in the making.
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