There were times when the suffering I witnessed was disturbing:; the ever present mystery of why an all-knowing, all-powerful, all-loving God could allow terrible suffering and ignore desperate prayers for mercy and relief. I researched the church’s teaching on suffering and found; only shabby theological explanations and contrived excuses for God. Carolyn Clark, nurse, former nun; Cure-for-Christianity Knockout Quote No. 257; www.tentoughproblems.com