text: Of course Jesus saves souls--not cardinals and bishops. That isn't the question or the point and you darn well know it.
  
  EDUCATION is indeed important---people need to be educated as to what the Church teaches--so that they can make clear and free choices about their spiritual lives and whether they want to believe and profess the Catholic Faith. When teaching is not made clear, or people are made to believe the wrong things--they cannot make clear and free choices about their spiritual lives or whether they want to be a part of the Catholic Faith.  They have chosen to be Catholic under false pretenses.  Is that fair? 
  
  Is it fair if someone remains Catholic because they think certain teachings will eventually change--when the hierarchy knows full well they won't? Is it fair to give people the impression that Catholic moral teaching does not really matter--all that matters is Catholic social teaching?