I can't speak to that for I don't know them, and I can't evaluage theri knowledge . .
But poor catechesis is different than false doctrine being taught about the Theotokos . .
Poor catechesis usually results in poor formation due to lack of education .. not because of false doctrinal teaching.
So, while I stand by my decision not to continue going round and round about what the mother of God title says, means, or implies, I must address the accusations you have made about my comments being unfounded. Again, in the hopes of being heard - and more importantly understood - I offered that example to show how it is possible for individual church teachings to not correctly reflect the official position of the church.
AGain, I hope you will sit back and review what I have said in response to your assertions ..
The last sentence above is key, and I am highlighting the key part:
I offered that example to show how it is possible for individual church teachings to not correctly reflect the official position of the church.
There was no "indibidual Church teachings" mentioned in the article you provided a link to above .
There is an individual who had deep seated problems, who the article does not say every "taught" his personal views as "CHURCH TEACHINGS"
It seems that it is hard for people to distinguish between the individual and the Church, especially if that individual is a priest; and if he teaches on a personal level something at odds with the official teaching of the Church that he is somehow representing CHURCH teaching, rather than his own personal views . .
And then to use such an example to extrapolate out that the position you are holding to must be true, that Official Church teaching means very little to nothing on a local level . .
And that simply is false.
Froim the inside looking out, I see how strong the teaching of the Church is, and how strong this PARTICULAR teaching regarding the Theotokos is and how this particular teaching has remained unchanged through the centuries . it is a CORE teaching of the Church . . that and the Trinity.
To compare the solidity of these CORE teachings with the hoirible personal lectures of a priest is to do a grave injustice to our faith . . such a comparison is gravely offensive.
I am sorry if you do not understand this . . but regardless of your claims to the contrary . ,, it was offensive.
If you wish to believe that the Church has little control over the dissemination of its CORE doctrines to the faithful, and the actions of this prist are somehow proof of that, then I can't help you . . but when false inferrences are made, I will stand up and say "hey, wait a minute . .that isn't true!" . .
I have never once said you are not entitled to your own opinion regarding the Theotokos . .
I have challanged your view point, tried to give you different way so of looking at it . .
The same Early Church Fathers who defined the Christological doctrines were not then wrong when they defined the Theotokos and what that title meant . .
Theotokos is nothing more than a Christological statement that says Jesus was both fully human and fully God.
It is up to us today to either accept it or reject it . .
Peace to all!
) . . .. there can be no meeitng of the minds if one side fails to understand the importance of such issues . . and prehaps this is a big reason why we are all still divided today . . 
