For just so long as the church focuses on issues NOT rooted in the unique (meaning: ONLY) priority of the church, it will suffer continued, dramatic losses in membership. Pell was not interested in that priority, his interest is in consolidation of doctrine and political power within the church. So are all the people fixated with labeling this papacy as a disaster. I don't know the other guy, but I can tell you one thing: when the  unique (meaning ONLY) defining characteristic of every Christian, which is also the very definition of God's essence in John's gospel, takes a back seat to the latin mass and gay people, the church will exist in its current stymied state of everlost. If you have to ask what the secret 4 letter word is that we were COMMANDED to embrace as our defining essence (literally, the way we are known), sorry. But there is no question that Francis, who is imperfect, has refocused the church to that essential purpose. Benedict and his aging fans have a single passion: doctrine. The church has to choose its dance partner.

For just so long as the church focuses on issues NOT rooted in the unique (meaning: ONLY) priority of the church, it will suffer continued, dramatic losses in membership. Pell was not interested in that priority, his interest is in consolidation of doctrine and political power within the church. So are all the people fixated with labeling this papacy as a disaster. I don't know the other guy, but I can tell you one thing: when the  unique (meaning ONLY) defining characteristic of every Christian, which is also the very definition of God's essence in John's gospel, takes a back seat to the latin mass and gay people, the church will exist in its current stymied state of everlost. If you have to ask what the secret 4 letter word is that we were COMMANDED to embrace as our defining essence (literally, the way we are known), sorry. But there is no question that Francis, who is imperfect, has refocused the church to that essential purpose. Benedict and his aging fans have a single passion: doctrine. The church has to choose its dance partner.

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