On this side, we have Catholics Obnoxious, armed with copies of 'Musicam Nauseum.' On the other side we have Catholics for Hedonism armed with 'Haugen Out the Wazoo.' Shake hands and come out fighting! May no one win - that is, if we are all blessed.
You are correct Ruth. The documents are a hodge-podge with individuals picking and choosing parts that fit their own agendas. That goes on with both sides. We need a new document with all the flakiness, accretions, and fuzziness removed, and that clearly states it, and only it, will be the document of reference. Realistically, we should all live so long.
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