Article January 30, 1989 Issue

POSITIVE PRESS

The Times

From an editorial in The Times, Landon February 13, 1988

"[T]he churches ... are too preoccupied with secondary matters. ... Too much sensitivity to hard cases has begun to obscure the clarity of the Church's teaching and has conveyed an impression that there is no clear Christian teaching to be had on anything.

"There is plenty for preachers and teachers to say that society needs to hear, and where no controversy or confusion exists. Lying, dishonesty, adultery, violence against the innocent, the abuse of children, the neglect of family responsibilities, drug taking, and the selfish promotion of one's own interests to the detriment of others, are wrong. Religious leaders have a duty to say so more loudly, and only gain respect for doing so."

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