tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post8802905248682480232..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Sharing the good newsZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-54996246254449612322014-04-18T08:28:28.606-07:002014-04-18T08:28:28.606-07:00Dear Anonymous: I am perplexed by your claim of pe...Dear Anonymous: I am perplexed by your claim of perplexity. How much more obvious could I be? I am not shy about sharing my enjoyment of Voris's dismay over the lack of old-fashioned orthodoxy among young Catholics. Have "unfaithful" clergy changed the "unchangeable" teachings of the Church? No, but they have certainly undermined them. I regard that as a good thing—in case you hadn't noticed.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-27729088723926375622014-04-17T07:12:52.649-07:002014-04-17T07:12:52.649-07:00I am perplexed as to the point of your posting. A...I am perplexed as to the point of your posting. Are you condemning Voris for believing what the Church teaches concerning artificial birth control and homosexual unions?<br /><br />You end your piece with, "Not even the clergy embrace Voris's extreme ultramontanism."<br /><br />I think that the Vortex is quite clear in exposing many in the clergy of not upholding church teaching.<br /><br />Certainly you do not think that unfaithful clergy have in any way changed unchangeable Church teachings on birth control and homosexuality, but that is what one might take from your rendering.<br /><br />Please explain your position!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-72037600481088568002014-01-27T20:15:56.555-08:002014-01-27T20:15:56.555-08:00Voris sounds like a crony of roundly-defeated ex-S...Voris sounds like a crony of roundly-defeated ex-Senator Rick Santorum.<br /><br />Did you see this? I only clicked on it in hopes my hometown would be #1!!! However...<br />http://nation.time.com/2014/01/22/godless-cities-in-america<br /><br />A friend managed to smack-down an anti-Portuguese-American bigot pretty good!Kathienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-3958212243204307032014-01-26T03:14:12.857-08:002014-01-26T03:14:12.857-08:00The Ridger has explained the subtle difference in ...The Ridger has explained the subtle difference in meaning between lies and falsehoods.<br /><br />I'm going to supply a historical note. In Old English, using a pair of synonyms was a common method of emphasis. The phrase "time and tide" is a similar construction. Regardless of what the word "tide" means now, in OE, it was a synonym for "time." Rhoadanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375561352677522227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-47895144259774663082014-01-25T15:22:59.184-08:002014-01-25T15:22:59.184-08:00Thanks for the insights, Zeno. I appreciate your a...Thanks for the insights, Zeno. I appreciate your ability to sit and watch and/or listen to the wide range of rants that are out there (so I don't have to). Maybe it's the ability to multi-task, where you don't have to devote your full attention to the ranting, but can be grading homework or reading the newspaper while still picking up on the dialogue. I guess it's possible that you might sit down and pay full attention to the ranting, but I don't know if that's humanly possible! So, good for you for reporting back on these streams.Gene O'Pedianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-72212603044106009642014-01-25T10:13:48.535-08:002014-01-25T10:13:48.535-08:00I think, Ridger, that you are correct about the re...I think, Ridger, that you are correct about the reason for the pope's focus on pastoral outreach rather than dogmatic pronouncements. Traditional Church dogma is irreconcilable with contemporary culture and Francis is avoiding that battle. The battle is, however, ultimately inevitable. Heck, it's already in progress (and that's one of my few agreements with Voris). The Church is doomed to lose it; the question is how soon.Zenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-24384074526729777362014-01-25T09:25:24.780-08:002014-01-25T09:25:24.780-08:00Two things: a lie is a deliberate attempt to decei...Two things: a lie is a deliberate attempt to deceive; a falsehood is something not true. They overlap, but neither completely encompasses the other.<br /><br />Also, I think one reason the pope is focusing on poverty and kindness is because he realizes that the Culture Wars are driving a lot of young people away. Once you make hate a core piece of the Faith (whatever church you're in) then people who don't like hate believe they've lost that Faith. And they leave.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com