text: Kurgan,
  
  I appeal to Jesus Christ, and his actions - he healed the sick and forgave sins.  He did not appeal to dogma and catechism.  They were later developed by the Church.  
  
  Let's just say that the Church has been guilty of putting its own control over the lives of countless people, without regard to their motivation, by imposing rules that puts the law over peoples' hearts.  In the Gospels, Jesus had a dim view of that.
  
  As for sarcasm, I was referring to your post that said, "Fortunately, he is old and won't be around too much longer. Bishop Burke, called by God to be a Bishop, is positioning himself to be called by God to be Holy Father. Then, at last, the Church can return to its ancient roots, reinstate the use of latin, and bask in its Glory."