At 09:16 PM 5/24/2004 -0500 Robert Seeberger wrote: >> You believe that the Catholic Church is/was free to speak out >> against >> National Socialist and White Supremacist politicians, but should not >> be permitted to take any concrete steps against either - since that >> would be coercion? >> > >It depends on what you mean by concrete steps I would imagine. > >If the Church (or any instrument thereof) says "We disagree with >Politician X on issue ABC due to church doctrine and we urge you to >write Politician X and lend your voice to our cause", then the Church >is doing exactly what it should be doing, and that is making a >contribution to our plurality. I think this would be true even if such >a statement originated in the Vatican.
O.k., and just to be clear, the above actions would be considered by you to be sufficient opposition by the Church to National Socialists and White Supremicists, correct? JDG
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