Like you, Mokantx, I am still shaking my head over Coolerage's comment about the "strange disruption of the Holy Spirit" While squinting my way through the other comments (cataract surgery yesterday) I was heartened by contributions from both Ireland and Australia. Who would have thought we could be having these conversations 20 years ago? It was the Holy Spirit who led us slowly and painfully then, and it is the Holy Spirit who leads us now. While we understand each other well, I keep thinking of the average donut dunking parishioners who don't access the independent press nor have a clue about any of the stuff we chat about. Perhaps Francis (who is obviously Spirit led) is proceeding cautiously out of concern for those who, up til now,  have been shielded from the truth.