Comments on: In Which We Entertain A Radical Thought

By: booksquare

booksquare — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 16:59:40 +0000

Can’t argue with that, David. It’s not like time is of the essence here — the darn book hasn’t even hit paperback yet. I apologize for snarkiness without full facts. Also for believing OU will take it all (Jill makes me say stuff like that).

I think the Church has already lost when it comes to the movie. Tom Hanks as romantic lead…wait, maybe it is all a diabolical plot.

By: Margaret Able

Margaret Able — Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:32:10 +0000

I read today in a little item (either the New York Times or USA Today) that there’s a Brazilian bishop making the exact same point as you — fiction is not (necessarily) truth, and the faithful masses shouldn’t have to be protected from so-called heretical books through censorship… I also thought it was ridiculous for the Catholic Church to be making such a fuss now, but perhaps they’re thinking about the movie? Or maybe they have nothing better to do (like look for a replacement Pope?).

By: David Thayer

David Thayer — Fri, 18 Mar 2005 22:53:49 +0000

Two years is the Vatican’s Fast Reaction Team in action. The Capuchins debated for 150 years about admitting women into their order; I think the candidates showed tremendous patience. Meanwhile the Rule of St. Benedict was finally modified after thirteen centuries of vigorous discussion…monks were given pillows and allowed to speak during lunch.