tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post3971832755602195336..comments2024-03-24T05:58:01.599-04:00Comments on Veggie Revolution: Pope values religious dogma over African lives?Sally Kneidel, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01649128376428335780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-48492907213511502872009-03-21T12:19:00.000-04:002009-03-21T12:19:00.000-04:00Frank, please offer comments whenever and wherever...Frank, please offer comments whenever and wherever. It makes more interesting reading for everyone. I left a longer comment in response to your 2nd comment about media-generated anxiety. <BR/>SallySally Kneidel, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649128376428335780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-77400005502125260232009-03-19T18:15:00.000-04:002009-03-19T18:15:00.000-04:00Good evening, Sally. As Michael Wolff wrote in his...Good evening, Sally. As Michael Wolff wrote in his column, <A HREF="http://www.newser.com/off-the-grid/post/98/the-pope-talks-and-the-church-falls.html" REL="nofollow"><I>Infallibility can only survive so many gaffes</I></A>.<BR/><BR/>You have a very informative blog. I'm not sure how I came across it ("Labor Issues" I think), but I'm glad I did. Hope you don't mind if I offer my two-cents every once in awhile.<BR/><BR/>Peace, and best of luck with all of your ventures.Jefferson's Guardianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950868026721859555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-11978897911353433152009-03-19T12:38:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:38:00.000-04:00Hi FrankThanks for your perspective as a former Ca...Hi Frank<BR/>Thanks for your perspective as a former Catholic. I agree that the current pope's views seem to dovetail nicely with George Bush's, which is unfortunate. Bush too, in my assessment, seemed to care more about dogma than reality.<BR/>I appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts.<BR/>Sally K.Sally Kneidel, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649128376428335780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865787.post-62069401087257075802009-03-19T08:55:00.000-04:002009-03-19T08:55:00.000-04:00Dr. Kneidel, I have always been disappointed in th...Dr. Kneidel, I have always been disappointed in the election of Joseph Ratzinger to the Holy See by the Church's College of Cardinals. It seemed, even at first, to be a diversion from the previous pope's more progressive policies and legacy. As a former Catholic, I view Pope Benedict's Papacy as an affront to the reforms that had begun under Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council. <BR/><BR/>When I first read about Benedict's comments regarding condom use and abstinence, I wasn't surprised but was definitely disappointed. It's almost as if Benedict's leading the faithful back to the mindset of the Middle Ages, prior to the Reformation when Christian theocracy, feudalism, and serfdom were the order of the day. I always thought his attitudes dovetailed nicely with those of George W. Bush, especially now, with his advocating of abstinence as not just a first-line defense against sexually transmitted diseases, but depending upon it as the <I>only</I> tool in the toolbox. He's certainly not pragmatic, or even aware -- apparently -- of the ways of the world. To me, he's irrelevant and redundant, and a detriment to the betterment of life on this planet.Jefferson's Guardianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950868026721859555noreply@blogger.com