>Ben -
>
>I don't need to know you or your wife to know the arguments she presents
>are a rehash of a bunch of old school attacks launched against the
>Catholic Church. They have been used as the justification of numerous
>acts of violence and exclusion of Catholics both in the U.S. and abroad.
>
>If you want to throw around shame, shame on you for spreading that
>garbage around in the first place. The ideas you relate are ignorant and
>deeply offensive to most Catholics, and reasonable people could probably
>figure all this out without great mental leaps.
>
>If she really can't see how wrong this stuff is (for that matter, if you
>can't), I have no clue what I could say to open your eyes.
>
>M
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ben Braver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:50 AM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: Comments on Catholic Church
>
>
>Mike-
>
>You obviously do not know my wife.
>
>And I strongly protest your implication that she is narrow-minded
>and that, even if wrong, no amount of discussion would change her
>mind.
>
>Shame on you for pre-judging her and painting with a very broad brush.
>
>I plan on showing her Will Bowen's very well-written reply.
>Will's email immediately made me question the veracity of a lot
>of the so-called "truths" I was taught. I want to study this more.
>
>I'm Jewish, and there have been even more vicious attacks against
>us for two thousand years. I do not want to spread false accusations
>against Catholics if shown they are not true, and I am sure my
>wife as an intelligent and fair person would do the same.
>
>-Ben
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