Comments on: When the Smoke Clears

By: Fence

Fence — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Or possibly the reason the younger ones were so conservative is tht only conservtive minded people are that into religion that they wanna be priests?

By: seoman

seoman — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Though I’m not religious myself I work as a volunteer for a religious run charity. The religious who work there are in their 50’s and 60’s, and in no way are they conservative. Indeed I have found them to be quite radical in their social,economic and religious ideas. This I feel is as a result of Vatican II. In contrast the reason why so many of the younger religious are consevative is that they follow the teaching of John Paul II, who was a conservative teacher.

By: Eagle

Eagle — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Yes, John Paull II inspired these young men, so it’s no surprise if they’re in broad agreement with him. I heard Cardinal Pell of Sydney on television a couple of weeks ago make the same point. The younger priests do not want a married clergy or any relaxation of the disciplines, let alone changes to fundamental teachings and/or doctrine.

By: janine

janine — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

interesting feedback guys - what you say certainly makes sense. i still can’t get over how conservative such yound minds can be …