Replies to post #210735 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[PegnVA]

Francis is now back in the fold, after briefly flirting with reality.

[fuagf]

very disappointing .. the only light which could be at the end of that dark Catholic tunnel is this snippet from the 3rd link in yours

Father Reynolds is not the first Australian Catholic to be excommunicated. The best-known was Sister Mary MacKillop, who was excommunicated by her local bishop but was reinstated. In 2010 she became Australia's first saint.

.. it's not good to see this bit from there either ..

Father Reynolds was penniless when he resigned as a Melbourne priest, and was later offered $5000 as a payout for his 32 years of service, though he says the usual figure is about $1500 per year of service - in his case, $48,000. Negotiations are continuing.

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/church-dumps-rebel-priest-20130920-2u5jp.html

.. very disappointing .. hopefully Francis may in the future have
some positive effect on that culture .. even in only some little way ..