tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post2320803857538046808..comments2024-03-23T05:16:23.443-05:00Comments on The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-7580901619808306282009-10-09T17:36:55.847-05:002009-10-09T17:36:55.847-05:00I'm pretty sure the rot set in years before th...I'm pretty sure the rot set in years before the sex<br />scandals came to light. I went to public schools,<br />yet I'm still a practicing Catholic. I grew up with <br />dozens of guys, mostly Irish Americans, who went<br />to a Jesuit prep. I can't think of one of them who<br />would darken a church door except at Christmas.<br />Many weren't married in a church, and most have <br />been divorced. Several haven't had their children<br />baptized, and the others only went through with it<br />to keep the grandparents happy -- but there is <br />no prospect of the children being trained in the <br />Faith. Sure, the sex scandals gave these guys<br />permission to cut all ties to the Church, but I<br />believe it was those years in the loving hands of <br />the Jesuits that made them WANT a reason to <br />go. The stories they tell ...Clintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712059572246224878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-47863822761628043072009-10-02T15:17:12.129-05:002009-10-02T15:17:12.129-05:00Damn them Narrowbacks!Damn them Narrowbacks!Bill Hooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336706603556277581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-10587791059231278792009-10-02T14:21:01.656-05:002009-10-02T14:21:01.656-05:00The problem is that as everyone knows the Irish li...The problem is that as everyone knows the Irish like fighting and today's clergy tell you you must be "nice" at all times and never even raise your voice to people.<br /><br />Irish men just don't fit into that kind of church, not even St. Patrick!Volpius Leoniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273209983337706262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18853193.post-16418256155464854352009-10-02T12:34:59.615-05:002009-10-02T12:34:59.615-05:00It is only my opinion but Irish Catholics had a de...<i>It is only my opinion but Irish Catholics had a deep and almost mystical attachment to the church and followed her rules more devoutly than other groups.</i><br /><br />Perhaps it is due to the wonderful example provided by the late Senator from Massachusetts whom everybody knows had a deep, mystical attachment to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. *disgusting smirk"Adeodatus49https://www.blogger.com/profile/16574448503953046867noreply@blogger.com