<div dir="ltr">I don't think this debate is specifically about Christian and/or Catholic dogma. I do think that Gene Wolfe is a devoute Catholic, and that by infusing his work with careful moral ambiguity, thus triggering this debate, he believes that he is encouraging his readers to do God's work.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">2008/7/18 b sharp <<a href="mailto:bsharporflat@hotmail.com">bsharporflat@hotmail.com</a>>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>The discussion would become quite interesting if Paul B was a Christian. Are you Paul?<br><br>I really have no quarrel with a person who accepts no entity as a moral superior and who<br>
holds God and angels to the highest standards of his own morality. In the real world.<br><br>But this is fiction. Do Wolfe's intentions matter at all? Paul, if you are arguing that the<br>Hierogrammates are of questionable morality by your standards I think your point is made,<br>
very, very clearly.<br><br>If you are arguing that the Hierogrammates are of sub-angelic status by Wolfe's standards<br>I think you need to use a lot more text quotes to support that.<br><br>But either way, answering that simple question would clarify this entire discussion:<br>
<br>Are you judging the Hierogrammates by your moral standards or Wolfe's?<br><br>-bsharp<br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger.<br>
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