Re: Conflicts, contrasts or differences between Catholics and Protestants in Great Britain

On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:20:18 +0100, Andrew McMullon
<andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It's much harder to be liberal in
the RCC - though clearly not impossible.

Actually, it's very easy - I know lots of RCs who have liberal (or, as
I think of them, 'heretical') views. There's not much control over the
laity. It's teachers of the faith - be that Balasuriya or Kung - that
are kept on a tight rein.
--
Alec Brady
"You have to regard everything I say with suspicion - I may be trying to
bullshit you, or I may just be bullshitting you inadvertently."
- J. Wainwright Mathematics 140b
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