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Awful lot of critical analysis and interpreting being done on the guy’s behalf - seems like at the very least one could admit the message, whatever it was, was poorly delivered

Wrong, Again.

You say this, but you also admitted, I think, to misinterpreting the word "disorder," and that it didn't really make sense until I explained it (while also saying it doesn't really change what you think, but I digress). Butker can't stand there and give you a rundown of the Catechism - that would take some time and probably still make no sense to people who don't want to listen.

The problem is that a bunch of people choose to react to something they have no idea about. And no amount of describing is really going to change the way they look at it. It is close to impossible to communicate about Spiritual things to people who don't want to hear it, don't believe and don't accept the definition of it. For you, I assume "not in alignment with God's will" is still gobbldigook, and for some reason you can't place yourself in the context of the speech and analyze it. You and DPB and the rest ONLY want your take on what he said, with misinterpretation, and nothing will change your mind, and since no definition will make sense, the core of what he said will never make sense. That's not Butker's fault, that's your immovable position (you want to talk about zealotry being "uncompromising, well there you go).

I mean, how am I supposed to convince you with words that life begins at conception, when you will never believe life begins at conception?

And that kind of wasn't a speech for someone who doesn't want to listen to it anyway. That was not his target audience. He probably knows there are better people for that purpose.

This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 1:15 pm