tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post3912554405289608539..comments2024-01-09T15:49:37.273-05:00Comments on THE TENTH CRUSADE: A New Day Dawning Catholic BlogosphereTTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-89554810986299940482016-08-23T18:40:47.139-04:002016-08-23T18:40:47.139-04:00Maybe Mother Angelica is taking care of business f...Maybe Mother Angelica is taking care of business from where she now is.<br /><br />She can do more now than ever! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-73964877725046654632016-08-23T15:14:59.418-04:002016-08-23T15:14:59.418-04:00Fr Longenecker has an awful lot of excuses for She...Fr Longenecker has an awful lot of excuses for Shea and Fisher's bad behavior but he does come to the right conclusion: These two people had no business writing for the Register. Full stop.<br /><br />All you have to do is read the venom in their own comments section. Good riddance to their poison.<br /><br />Onward Christian Soldiers!Raymondnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-3081642452462851812016-08-23T14:09:22.355-04:002016-08-23T14:09:22.355-04:00"The release of Mark and Simcha doesn’t have ..."The release of Mark and Simcha doesn’t have as much to do with their behavior as people, but with their behavior as writers. They’re both good writers..."<br /><br />Oh, please! This is nothing but unadulterated balderdash. How can they "good writers" when the only tools they have to deal with opposing opinions are snark, verbal abuse and lying?<br /><br />Shea and Fisher couldn't use logic, reason or fact to argue their way out of a paper bag.<br /><br />Second, their behavior is precisely the issue! Engaging in vile personal attacks, deliberately distorting arguments and making crocodile apologies when caught are not, shall we say, good Catholic behaviors. They're anything but.<br /><br />Shea and Fisher forgot that, as independent contractors, their behavior reflects their clients' credibility. (So, apparently, has Longenecker; otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a stupid statement). They represent their clients anytime they're on the job in public -- even (and especially) on social media, which is a prominent platform for writers to promote their work.<br /><br />Longenecker's comments reflect the kind of blind group loyalty that's all too typical in human nature, let alone among Catholics. It replaces moral clarity as a compass.<br /><br />Longenecker, Shea and Fisher also forgot some basic teachings from Scripture. You are known by your fruits. Your sin will find you out. God is not mocked.<br /><br />Shea and Fisher were con artists, pure and simple. They conned a lot of sincere but naive and puerile Catholics with their nonsense. Well, the jig is now up, and none too soon.<br /><br />The best thing that could come of this is that neither Shea nor Fisher ever write for another major Catholic outlet. Anybody who behaves in such an undisciplined manner would be a liability to any client — and automatically diminishes that client’s Catholic credibility and identity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-46745967275360199682016-08-23T13:51:49.574-04:002016-08-23T13:51:49.574-04:00Lynne, thanks for your kind compliment but I belie...Lynne, thanks for your kind compliment but I believe my calling is right here at the TTC!TTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08738875888053745269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-77415847068209520062016-08-23T13:42:58.193-04:002016-08-23T13:42:58.193-04:00I was banned for saying Shea was an embarrassment ...I was banned for saying Shea was an embarrassment to Catholics. And he cannot resist a slur against Pro-life people or republicans, etc.<br /><br />He is still at Pathetic-eos though.M. Prodigalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598092468839468735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-27985810308118060202016-08-23T11:55:42.257-04:002016-08-23T11:55:42.257-04:00I would love to see you, Carol, writing for NCR. I would love to see you, Carol, writing for NCR. Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970851228593550726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1015949969530867456.post-73739119476730865442016-08-23T10:28:31.263-04:002016-08-23T10:28:31.263-04:00Love this comment on Angelqueen:
Still ranting in...Love this comment on Angelqueen:<br /><br />Still ranting in irrational outbursts, smearing and anathematizing Catholics. Tough case.<br /><br />Part of the problem may have been a failure to understand how the teaching on abortion applies to politics as well as a failure to grasp Catholic sensibilities in Catholic culture. Fortunately, there is a cure for that problem. It’s called a Catholic education. There is still time to look into that.<br /><br />cardinalnewmansociety.org/program/the-newman-guide/<br />cardinalnewmansociety.org/program/higher-education/<br /><br />The abortion issue in this year’s presidential election in the United States requires an exercise of reason and rational prudential judgment, not the knee-jerk emotionalism of the NeverTrumpers’ virtue signaling. There are still Catholic colleges and high schools which teach enough about natural law and Thomistic philosophy to find one’s footing in the exercise of reason and prudential judgments in the world of reality. That would provide a good remedy for these anti-Catholic outbursts. Conversion should include embracing the Catholic teachings on natural law and prudential judgments on the abortion issue in politics. That is essential for becoming an informed, sound, and educated adult Catholic. It might also provide some help in avoiding accusations about a lack of charity in future exchanges on this controversy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com