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1. A man of faith to en-faith others. George Weigel got it right (CN, last week).

   Posted By: John

2. The major challenge for Catholic leadership is to demonstrate in persuasive and convincing language, supported by behaviour, that the Church is actually what it is supposed to be, namely the Sacrament of Christ in the world.
   A sacrament is supposed to effect what it signifies.
   At the present time, this is exactly what it is not doing.
   It is precisely because of so much unChrist-like rhetoric and behaviour, that the despised 'World' is justified in perceiving and thinking that the Catholic Church exhibits the very same secular, moral relativism that it so unctiously condemns.

   Posted By: David Timbs

3. I hope and pray that these two Cardinals who are both calling for reform, as are millions of the worlds Catholics, are not ignored.
   The new Pope, whoever he may be, will need moral courage to sort out the disgraceful state of the Roman Curia, the report by the three retired Cardinals has raised very serious issues some of them potentially criminal, relating to personal moral behaviour and some relating to money management, thats all that has has been made public. We also need many pastoral issues addressed.
   I for one, along with thousands of others are struggling to maintain Faith in the institutional church racked by terrible crimes of clerical sexual abuse and the appalling manner in which these crimes have been managed.
   We need serious reform it is so hard to see the wood from the trees. May the new Pope take drastic action to renew our church & may the Holy Spirit overshsdow
   the Conclave and inspire all present.
   

   Posted By: Margaret M. Coffey

4. David: I believe you award too much credibility to the 'World's' honourable motivation: thoroughgoing secularists like the late Christopher Hitchens and his disciples would gratefully accept the implied affirmation of the World's' moral superiority to the Church (which, I might add, is not as universally corrupt as your post here suggests) and its non-requirement of God's grace.

   Posted By: John

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