What he really meant.....the libs on the nets and in the fish wraps are twisting the late Pope's words even before he is buried. He did not mean homosexual behavior was OK, he did NOT really mean he wanted women to be priests, he did not actually mean that oral sex was OK before marriage, or that divorce is OK, or any of the liberal drivel going on right now is OK. People who want to change a church should get the hell out of the church. Form another one. Or don't go at all. The Catholic Bible will not be re-written, the Ten Commandments will remain the same, there will be no women priests, nor will any Pope care about what American liberals want. I think it means that Cardinal Law will remain free, which is a disgrace; I think the Church will refuse to obey the New York Times, which is good; nor will the new Pope issue an encyclical favoring The Big Dig in Boston, which is too bad.

Being a good Catholic is very hard. Any commitment to spiritualism is extremely difficult as any Twelve Step person will tell you. I've been to a hundred Twelve Step Meetings where people wanted to re-write the Big Book; always they disappear----or quit drinking and keep hanging around. I remember the first time I told a difficult truth after lying my entire life. What a surprise. The world did not end. I wasn't sent to jail. Nor was I sued. The guy appreciated my honesty and re-wrote our agreement.

A lesson learned. Doing things in an ethical or moral way seems impossible until you actually try it. Bad Catholics can learn to be good atheists.