It actually works the other way as well. For instance, I have met large numbers of American and European Catholics who believe that the Church's position is anti-theory of evolution, because their priest is anti-evolution. When I point out that the Vatican hasn't had a problem with the theory of evolution since around 1950, they don't believe me.
--- On Tue, 4/21/09, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] papal logic
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 2:42 AM
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> I'm talking about the Vatican's understanding of itself,
> and the Vatican is a highly legalistic organization.
> Disagreeing with the Vatican's teachings about stuff
> supposedly revealed by God that is necessary to get into
> heaven (like the Eucharist) is different than disagreeing
> with the stuff derived from mere human, fallible reason.
>
> As Eastabrook has pointed out, large numbers of Catholics
> (including clergy) do disagree with the Vatican's official
> doctrine regarding social and economic matters. Which values
> a person absorbs as "Catholic" are going to depend on the
> variety of the Church one grows up with. If you grow up in
> Latin America, your priest is likely to be a leftist.
>
> --- On Mon, 4/20/09, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
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> >
> > Your atheistic upbringing is showing again. You
> have
> > a way way legalistic understanding of how church
> teachings
> > get into the bloodstream.
> >
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