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Originally posted by adduncan
Is it possible to discuss any of the points brought up in any kind of academic detail on this board?
No.
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Are you insane?? This has been my only request the entire time, from my reply to your original post . . . I'll recap my rebuttal for you, excising the unnecessary portions of the presentation:
1 - It is truly a worldwide event that the Pope has died, as he has more influence than 99% of all world leaders.
2 - This event's impact is not limited to Catholics.
3 - While I praise John Paul II for his personal qualities and respect the sadness felt by followers, I also encourage (eventually) using this opportunity for open discussion of the problems that have existed within the church.
4 - As a corollary, I hope that the new head of the Church can begin to address these problems, and continue the 'modernization' of the Church.
5 - As an example of this modernization, I introduce the post hoc apology to Galileo - this was done centuries later, in order to show a modernizing, science-accepting element to the Church. However, there were portions of the Church who only accepted because of a technicality (Galileo's theory is essentially invalidated by modern understanding of the universe). This is the tension I see currently at work.
Work with me, not against some perception of Rudey or connection between the two of us.