@Sean Johnson I know you are a devotee of your idol Bishop Williamson, but come on, as I often have pointed out to others of a similar mindset as your good self, be it 2million, 3 million, 4 million or what ever million you choose, what Hitler and his fellow Nazi's unleashed on humanity, particularly on the Jews, was unforgiveable. Period! Joking about it doesn't make it less so. A man of your obvious intelligence would {if only the blinkers were removed} be equally disparaging of the Nazi's as any other person with empathy and compassion for his fellow man is, regardless of their ethnicity or religion.

Jeffrey, Jeffery, You and I go back a way, back when Ultra Violet dominated gloria's comment section. Anyway, due to health reasons I had taken a semantical from gloria. And now, I frequent it periodically. I really think you need to 'let go' of your animus towards Trump, its bordering on 'hysteria' and quite frankly, I had perceived you as being better than that. Trump was misled, by you know who, on the whole saga of so-called COVID19. pandemic and also on the question of vaccination. Certainly Trump over propagandise the swiftness of his administration's response to the perceived pandemic threat to the citizens of America thus putting himself in a position of having to deliver without comprehending the impact on the general population. For what it is worth, here in Australia we too experienced the over reaching response of government, as did New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, etc, etc. etc. Personally, I have moved on from my initial intense dislike of anything governmental or medical, having come to the realisation that no matter what I might think or feel, in the final analyses, God is in control, not I.

The 'ideal' family image for Catholics has been a Father and Mother, often described in terms of Head and Heart. Both compliment each other and are models for their offspring's. That is, as God intended. Any deviation of that Divinely instituted model, be that natural or unnatural, brings about unforeseen consequences for the children. Adoption of a child is difficult enough for many adoptees as well as for the adopted child, Adding a deviation from the 'ideal' to the mix and we are setting up the adopted child for a life of emotional struggle that is exponentially way above the norm of its counterpart in an ordinary family.

Having listened intently to Michael Matt's latest video, which seems to have caused distress to a number of Gloria followers, I found myself somewhat bewildered and perplexed as to why Matt's latest monologue on the current state of the Church, has resulted in so much controversy. Peeling away the layers of emotive reaction, the central issue in dispute surely can be best left to more competent notaries within the church and who would articulate in a manner, devoid of bias and disparagement.

Much of the above posting I agree with, but not all that was reported from St. Aloysius, Caulfield. Father Tattersall often opens his mouth before his brain is in gear, and he verbalises this with his reactive comment to Pope Francis, quote, "Francis is out of touch." going onto say, "I think he's kind of typical of his age and his background - he doesn't understand that we're not stuck in the 1960s anymore." To that, I take umbrage. I loved the sixties, British pop scene, you know, The Beatles etc. Going to Mass, before and during V2, No computers, Eye Phones, Face book, Twitter, such a more innocent time. God has deemed, for whatever reason, that my life should extend way beyond that experienced by my parents and grandparents. Most importantly, growing old has allowed me ample time to ensure living a good catholic life takes precedent over anything else, including 'fondest memories' of the past. Anyway, I prefer the Society Mass, less pretentiousness.