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p> LOVE THY NEIGHBOR br> Re: George Neumayr's Cardinal Stonewaller : /p>

You can almost hear Neumayr frothing at the mouth in this column. He hates gays; he hates Vatican II; he hates contemporary Catholic education; he hates the liturgy in languages that people can understand; he hates the new cathedral; and he hates Cardinal Mahony. I wouldn't be surprised if he also hates air conditioning, automobiles, telephones and indoor plumbing, too.

Neumayr is a garden variety bandwagoner who is taking advantage of the sexual abuse situation to get in a few cheap, free swings at the church. He even admits to that near the end of his column! The column itself is so full of inaccuracies and falsehoods that it sets new, lower standards for journalistic irresponsibility.

When it comes to his misinformed and specious claims that the church is not seeking reconciliation and healing, Neumayr might as well be talking about himself. He doesn't give a hoot what happens to victims, as long as he gets to use them to pummel the church back into the 14th century, where he undoubtedly believes it should have stayed.

p>The church will continue to reach out to help victims heal, and it will resist the exploitation of this episode in our church's history by medievalists like George Neumayr. br> -- Tod M. Tamberg br> Office of Media Relations br> Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles br> Los Angeles, CA

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