tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post7451838417692512994..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: The polarizing effects of Pope FrancisDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-77994542635916309612014-10-31T12:15:10.919-07:002014-10-31T12:15:10.919-07:00I'm actually more positive re Francis than Fr ...I'm actually more positive re Francis than Fr Farrow is (granted, I don't have the imprint of a Vatican boot on my backside :-/). While I *of course* welcome Any&All to TEC, I also encourage RCs (esp LGBT ones) to think of joining TEC on a "respite" basis. If/when the RCC (under Francis, or later) lives up to...well, to the GOSPEL, then they can return.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Re Douthat (must not write Douche-hat! ;-p~~~), it's the old story: "in for a penny, in for a pound". To Wit:<br /><br />"We can't leave Vietnam, or dead American soldiers will have died in vain"<br /><br />"We can't leave Iraq, or dead American soldiers will have died in vain"<br /><br />"We can't have same-sex marriage, or gays committed to celibacy will have given [sex] up in vain"<br /><br />Etc, etc, ad nauseaum.<br /><br />"We can't [EVER CHANGE], or [THOSE WHO SUFFERED UNDER OLD REGIME] will have suffered in vain"!!!!<br /><br />Insane Troll Logic...having nothing to do w the Gospel.JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.com