Vatican III Agenda

What issues should be addressed at Vatican III?

A couple ideas I had:
The Permissibility of Rubbers in Various Scenarios
The Child Molestation Budget
The Doctrine of Infallibility: Have We Been Wrong All Along?

Any others?

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
What issues should be addressed at Vatican III?

A couple ideas I had:
The Permissibility of Rubbers in Various Scenarios
The Child Molestation Budget
The Doctrine of Infallibility: Have We Been Wrong All Along?

Any others?

One of the largest problems facing the Catholic church (in comparison to other churches, sub-churches and cults like the baptists) is that the amount of men (and women) turning to the "cloth" has been steadily declining over the decades.

To put it quite frankly: "More people want to have sex rather than preach".

So, I reckon the Catholic church will have to face up to this one.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
What issues should be addressed at Vatican III?

A couple ideas I had:
The Permissibility of Rubbers in Various Scenarios
The Child Molestation Budget
The Doctrine of Infallibility: Have We Been Wrong All Along?

Any others?

Originally posted by Conrau K
In all seriousness I think the Vatican should discuss biology in more depth. It argues its theology as if science doesn't exist. I'm thinking of embryonic research and the like.

Originally posted by Halitose
Morality precedes scientific pursuit.

1. Open meeting
2. Apologies
3. Minutes
4. God
5. God-related stuff
6. Close meeting

That should do it.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Does morality precede biology?

(I take it you're against all forms of animal experimentation).

Originally posted by Halitose
Are you questioning whether morality taints our understanding of biological principles? I think not. My point is that morality should precede the methodology by which we assimilate scientific data, not how we understand it.
Err... what makes you think that? Experimentation in and of itself is not morally objectionable IMO.

Originally posted by Halitose
Morality precedes scientific pursuit. If you disagree, then you surely wouldn’t have a problem with Josef Mengele and his experiments would you?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Mengele's antics disgust you but the same applied to a family of chimps would not?

Originally posted by Conrau K
Predictable, I mention embryonic research and someone immediately begins the Nazi-scare campaign. I do not want to become involved in a protracted debate on morality but I will just comment that without a scientific consciousness, morality is vitiated. How do you propose we make moral decisions without an informed scientific knowledge?

The Catholic chur ...[text shortened]... lid).

And not all scientists who advocate embryonic research are like Josef Mengele either.

Originally posted by Halitose
I'm sorry. Maybe this is too complex for my understanding, but do you have a point?

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
It's probably too simple for your understanding.

Originally posted by Halitose
Perhaps. Weren't you one of those who were about to stone me when I claimed that Darwin drastically affected (and changed) the moral perceptions of our society? You can't have your cake and eat it.