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1. Once again, parts of the official church shows its true colours... honouring a man who participated in an illegal war.
   First he is made chancellor of a catholic university and now receives a papal honour.
   The Prince of Peace has been forgotten.

   Posted By: Claude Mostowik

2. Wow! I hope the give him the sword and stallion too.

   Posted By: Garry

3. Firstly, good luck to Mr Cosgrove. However the press release lacks details of actual service to the church.
   Lots of little people bust a gut for the church in many ways but are not officially recognised.
   Are tall poppies more easily identifiable than the many unsung heros?

   Posted By: Stan O'Loughlin

4. Congratulations to the General, but what is this all about at this stage of unprecedented negative issues in the Church?
   What has the General done for the Church, I ask like Stan? Does this not show a lack of sensitivity of the Hierarchy? Since the General is pleased and humbled, he must obviously know more than what we know, the members of the Church.

   Posted By: Peter M

5. As a fellow Old Boy of Waverley College, I suppose I should be proud of this singular honour bestowed on the General but I feel that he could have done much more during his supreme position in the Armed Forces to stamp out the bastardisation and sexual harassment which certainly went on at RMC Duntroon and possibly in the other Armed Forces academies of learning.
   It is no longer good enough for Catholics to appear to be pious sons and daughters of the Church - they need to be true disciples of Jesus Christ in word and deed, body and soul. A tough call but that is what He would expect.

   Posted By: Sev Milazzo

6. Well said, Claude Mostowik.

   Posted By: Janet

7. Congratulations General Cosgrove.

   Posted By: Peter in Canberra

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