I could see the necessity of the church poohbahs fostering some open mindedness in the lead up to the 180 degree course change the church was going to take on divorce/remarriage/adultery.
Having the pew warmers rise up and smite church leaders either for having made them live unnecessarily chaste for so long, or to finally succumbing to Satan's licentiousness, the church's change in dogma could have been quite a violent brouhaha.
As it played out, there was nary a whimper. Curiously, I'm the only one in the country wondering why there wasn't a flag on the play . . .
Having the pew warmers rise up and smite church leaders either for having made them live unnecessarily chaste for so long, or to finally succumbing to Satan's licentiousness, the church's change in dogma could have been quite a violent brouhaha.
As it played out, there was nary a whimper. Curiously, I'm the only one in the country wondering why there wasn't a flag on the play . . .
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.