tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post7417645970840883351..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: The collapse of institutional CatholicismRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-41565274538936002822016-09-29T11:35:47.306-04:002016-09-29T11:35:47.306-04:00I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I'...I think we're talking at cross-purposes. I'm not making a quantitative claim regarding the percentage of conservative Catholics among the laity, but the fact that it's typically prominent layman who defend traditional Catholic views while their clergy often say nothing or take liberal positions in writing or policy. That's easy to document. stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-90337817234565095882016-09-28T18:33:06.224-04:002016-09-28T18:33:06.224-04:00"This raises the question of why Catholic cle..."This raises the question of why Catholic clergy are generally more liberal than the laity."<br /><br />Actually, I don't think this is the case. Most Catholic clergy give at least lip service to opposition to abortion, divorce, same-sex "marriage" among other hings. Relatively few members of the laity do. That being said, there are a vocal section of the laity that oppose these things, and also oppose extreme ecumenicalism, Georgetown haing a Muhammadan prayer room etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224280484542390176noreply@blogger.com