The point is that the article was referring to a dispute, if that be the word, between Catholics. That is rather different than a dispute between Catholics and non-Catholics, for example. (I do not buy into the notion that the Culture Wars are quite what Hunter and others claim that they are, but that is another discussion, one which I take up in an article that will be out in a few months.)
I am a liberal, with only a few reservations, in politics, that is. I enjoy and feel a close bond with several of my fellow Catholics who may fairly be described as deeply conservative in their political views. We recognize the powerful common bond that is our Catholic faith, and we act upon it. (It turns out that in theological terms I am really an orthodox, if not conservative, Catholic. So, with all due respect, I think that your suggestion overlooks the nature of the dynamic that holds Catholics of different persuasions together as Catholics. ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Dougherty Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:24 PM To: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: "But that's what it MEANS" Really? I thought that was exactly how it was meant. As Will suggests, if he were a progressive (not stipulating now what that means) he would probably be described as sharing the good news. Richard J. Dougherty -----Original Message----- From: "Newsom Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent 9/10/2007 4:50:42 PM To: "Law & Religion issues for Law Academics" <religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu> Subject: RE: "But that's what it MEANS" I note with some interest that in a recent piece on the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Mariazell in Austria, includes a statement to the effect that progressive Catholics might not like the Holy Father's "proselytizing for the traditions of the faith." I seriously doubt that the word as used can be fairly said to be pejorative.
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