To Sigismund (et al):
I meant to follow up my post, and now I see that I should have. I wanted to add:
Not that I see myself as a king, or in any grand position -- more like the mayor of a small hick town :)
But the analogy still holds. My point was that undivided authority can be a very good thing when the "authority holder's" heart is in the right place with God.
I've said this in the past, and I have to repeat myself...
I have written rules in place for CathInfo, but sometimes I have to act in the best interests of CathInfo -- even if that means banning someone who hasn't broken any rules.
You see, there are people who will make sure to read all the rules and follow them, and then "work their evil" well within the framework. These are the worst evil-doers.
Just like in the movie world, it isn't pornography that does most of the damage -- because many people avoid porn and movies rated NC-17. It's the rated "PG", "PG-13" and "R" movies with subtle errors like "Every woman should work", "Women are just like men", "Men are idiots", "Religion doesn't matter", etc.
It's the subtle errors that kill!
Let's see...are the producers in Hollywood able to be arrested right now? No. They are breaking no laws currently on the books. But are they doing *everything they can* to lower American culture, instill vice in both young and old, and lead as many souls as close to hell as possible? Of course they are!
Ideally, a Catholic "King of the United States" would see through their games and throw them all in jail. They would ask, "What law did I break?"
Matthew