One Must Never Underestimate The Profound Bigotry

My Eyes Are Wide Open To The Conflicts Within The Church, But I Don't Think You Can Call It Schism.

Religion As A Human Phenomenon Is As Riddled Through With Potential For Both Good And Evil As Any Other Phenomenon.

In The Absence Of Truth, Power Is The Only Game In Town.

Respect For The Dignity Of Others Includes Treating Them As Rational Creatures Capable Of Being Persuadad By Rational Argument, Even In The Face Of Frequent Evidence To The Contrary.

For Paradise We Long. For Perfection We Were Made...this Longing Is The Source Of The Hunger And Dissatisfaction That Mark Our Lives...this Longing Makes Our Loves And Friendships Possible, And So Very Unsatisfactory. The Hunger Is For...nothing Less Than Perfect Communion With The...one In Whom All The Fragments Of Our Scattered Existence Come Together...we Must Not Stifle This Longing. It Is A Holy Dissatisfaction. Such Dissatisfaction Is Not A Sickness To Be Healed, But The Seed Of A Promise To Be Fulfilled...the Only Death To Fear Is The Death Of Settling For Something Less.