C30 Craziness... Wots going on here?

	void initS2P(void)
	{
		TRISA = 0x00;  // init all of A register as outputs
		LATA = 0x00;   // clear that bad boy out, just to be sure		
	}

	void clockSR()
	{
		PORTAbits.RA2 = 1;
		PORTAbits.RA2 = 0;
	}

	void updateLEDArray(int shift[8])
	{
		int bitNum;

		for(bitNum = 7; bitNum == 0; bitNum--)
		{
			PORTAbits.RA3 = shift[bitNum]; // put bit on SER
			clockSR();                     // clock SRCLK
		}
		PORTAbits.RA4 = 1;  // clock REGCLK
		PORTAbits.RA4 = 0;
	}

	initS2P();
	
	int bitArray[8];

	bitArray[0] = 0;
	bitArray[1] = 1;
	bitArray[2] = 0;
	bitArray[3] = 1;
	bitArray[4] = 0;
	bitArray[5] = 1;
	bitArray[6] = 0;
	bitArray[7] = 0;

	updateLEDArray(bitArray);

    for(bitNum = 7; bitNum == 0; bitNum--)

    for(bitNum = 7; bitNum > 0; bitNum--)

    for(bitNum = 7; bitNum [COLOR="Red"]>[/COLOR]= 0; bitNum--)