Postscript.

"This is a dialogue. But it is a dialogue in the Roman sense--I talk, you listen."

--Cardinal Edward Egan of New York explaining his management style. (1)

"The Antichrist presents himself as pacifist, ecologist and ecumenist."

--Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, retired bishop of Bologna, Italy. (2)

"Why say "no" to forms of legally recognized cohabitation that creates alternatives to the family? Why say "no" to incest? Why say 'no' to the pedophile party in Holland?"

--Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, head of the Italian Bishops' Conference, and leader of the hierarchy's campaign against the Italian government's bill to recognize same-sex unions. (3)

"Euthanasia? Useless. Abortion? Antidemocratic. Gays? Abnormal. Condoms? Porous."

--Bishop Andre-Mutien Leonard of Namur, Belgium. (4)

"Counterproductive--academic discussions about excommunication certainly do not help to save even one child's life."

--Erich Leitenberger, spokesman for Vienna's Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn, decrying the excommunication by an auxiliary bishop of a realtor who rented space to an abortion clinic. (5)

"The pro-abortion priest is dead.... I can't think of a single priest who did more damage to the church in this country than Fr. Drinan."

--Deal Hudson, former editor of the conservative magazine Crisis, showing the depth of his compassion and willingness to forgive after the death of Fr. Robert Drinan. (6)

"What are you doing about it? How is your voice heard?"

--Archbishop Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., explaining what he would like to say to conservatives who demand he take action against prochoice politicians. (7)

"When a person attends Holy Communion, priests in general rightly rely on the good faith of the communicant.... It is true that canon law contains a provision stating that 'others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion," but the interpretation of this clause requires very careful consideration of all the circumstances of the case and it would be highly unlikely to be applied in the kind of situation envisaged."

--A spokesman for the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales explaining why legislators who vote for abortion rights are not automatically excommunicated. (8)

"Clearly if we can believe in the virgin birth and that the body and blood of Christ are in the eucharist, then we can certainly believe that a woman can be a priest."

--Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, author of Foiling America's Faithful. (9)

"As a Christian, a Catholic Priest, I stand in opposition to any and all hateful speech used by anyone, especially when they do so in the name o f Jesus. I do not believe that one can claim to be a disciple of Jesus and at the same time deride, mock, insult, or threaten violence against another person. Mr. Donohue clearly makes hateful remarks as well as violent comments towards Mr. Cavallaro and as such he insults God, his fellow Catholics and humanity for that point.

Proclaiming the Salvation of Jesus means that we are to refrain from such vile speech. One cannot preach the love o f Jesus while cursing one's neighbor. The two cannot co-exist. To continually use hateful, crude, violent language is indicative of what dwells within one's heart. Mr. Donohue speaks only for himself and not the Catholic Church."

--Fr. Jeff Gatlain, a priest in Kentucky, giving his opinion of Catholic League president Bill Donohue after Donohue's campaign against Cosimo Cavallaro's "Chocolate Jesus" sculpture. (10)

(1) David Gibson, "The Cardinal's Sins," New York, February 5, 2007. (2) "Retreatants hear of guises of the Antichrist," Zenit, February 28, 2007. (3) "Comments on same-sex rights bill outrages Italy's gay community," Reuters, April 2, 2007. (4) "The Church and Belgians," TeleMoustique, April 4, 2007. (5) "Excommunication over abortion: Austrian cardinal disagrees," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, February 3, 2007. (6) Deal Hudson, "The pro-abortion priest is dead," Deal W. Hudson (blog), January 31, 2007. (7) Ann Rodgers, "Wuerl's stand on lawmakers who back abortion angers some conservative Catholics," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 22, 2007. (8) James Hastings, "Pro-lifers call for church to get tough," Catholic Times, March 25, 2007. (9) Lisa Miller, "BeliefWatch: Refocusing faith on service," Newsweek, March 12, 2007. (10) John Amato, "A Catholic priest stands tall against Bill Donohue," Crooks and Liars, April 5th, 2007.