tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post3716632267483732886..comments2023-08-21T03:51:17.425-06:00Comments on Enlightened Catholicism: It's Rick Mania Timecolkochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-48833889147028587542012-02-27T20:57:01.703-07:002012-02-27T20:57:01.703-07:00I do too Kathy, tons of dirty linen and the dirt w...I do too Kathy, tons of dirty linen and the dirt will be from Rome as well as Philadelphia.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-54958141822021765372012-02-27T20:55:18.673-07:002012-02-27T20:55:18.673-07:00To be honest Mark, I don't see how Mitt can ei...To be honest Mark, I don't see how Mitt can either. I think Jonothan Chait's analysis is dead on, which is why the Republicans need the USCCB to pull in the Hispanic vote over family issues. <br /><br />And one other note, the Republicans are now suddenly all about dismembering public education in favor of private religious schools, charter schools, and other 'competition'. This is a very transparent attempt at manipulating voter regestration amongst younger generations. Next thing you know States will be passing laws demanding a certain SAT score in order to register to vote.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-34911637774001778232012-02-27T20:51:00.276-07:002012-02-27T20:51:00.276-07:00John your middle paragraph is pretty prescient. I ...John your middle paragraph is pretty prescient. I too used to be a Republican until St Ronnie's second term. I think I finally woke up to the fact America could not sustain it's consumption, nor our military, at the expense of the rest of the world. <br /><br />I too find it interesting that Ron Paul has not ascended to the next 'not Mitt' Republican candidate, but then Ron is 'not quite Republican'. He reminds me more of Ross Perot than a Republican. I just find it fascinating that he was the Tea Party's best Tea Partier until......uhmmm I don't know, maybe until the religious right realized they had been trumped by the Koch brothers and rolled up their sleeves and reasserted themselves.<br /><br />Santorum is scarey precisely because of his apocalyptic rhetoric. That's all Dominionism and that's not remotely Catholic. Actually it's heresy, but I doubt the USCCB will be excommunicating Rick any time soon.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-27802968861800812452012-02-27T20:05:58.365-07:002012-02-27T20:05:58.365-07:00Interesting article here. I wonder how well Santo...Interesting article here. I wonder how well Santorum will do in our PA primary. I still think that Romney will get the nomination. I don't think that Santorum's outspokenness about birth control will gain him many votes. The conservative Catholics will probably go for him but in the general election I don't see how Santorum can pull off a win. MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-4523134305981218152012-02-27T19:43:10.810-07:002012-02-27T19:43:10.810-07:00"Our sacred institutions are under attack. St..."Our sacred institutions are under attack. St. Rick is the righteous one supported by many a bishop from Catholic Inc. who will restore everything to its pristine glory. The other reality is that the USA continues to mature under the steady leadership of the president....."<br />"<br />The GOP , of which I used to be a member of, in it's current campaigning reminds me of this quote from Chesterton...<br />“He admires England, but he does not love her; for we admire things with reasons, but love them without reason. He admires England because she is strong, not because she is English.” With the exception of Ron Paul, all of the Repub canidates have blasted Obama for his weak, apologetic foreign policy. Note also that Ron Paul has not taken the lead in the GOP's Anybody But Romney Contest this year because of it. Most of the GOP constituents are fearful of no longer being able to wave their USA #1 Foam Fingers anymore. Whites will still be a majority but not as much as they used to be and that worries them. In an arriving era of rising energy and commodities costs our consumer lifestyle , the American Way of Life,will have to readjust and that worries them. As the Iraq and Afghan wars show that even the most sophisticated and capable military still has it's limitations. Whereas Obama and to an extent Paul is trying in vain it seems to show that diplomacy has strengths of its own in promoting the common good. The GOP will hear none of it though.<br /><br />That's what unnerves me about Santorum and the USCCB is the apocalyptic rhetoric that they are engaging in. As our nation and the world is changing we need vision not fear "...my people perish for lack of vision." No longer being the Superpower isn't such a bad thing, but Santorum, Gingrich and Romney think otherwise. While I did have disagreement with the contraception mandate I think the Obama administration has been amenable to the moral concerns of Catholics and other pro-life Christians. The Bishops actions just seem to be stirring up more acrimony against the President.john fremonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505620790054721035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-4878007325560550042012-02-27T19:41:56.265-07:002012-02-27T19:41:56.265-07:00I think you are right about going back to the fift...I think you are right about going back to the fifties, but it's more than finding a substitute for communism. That substitute is obviously secularism. I think it's more weird or something. It's like trying to convince whites they still are the ascendant folks while not alienating Hispanics on the way up the ladder.<br /><br />In the old days this would be the open, everyone has a chance American dream. This time around, there's a kind of nightmare quality about what Santorum and the USCCB seem to be about. It's not equality amongst all people. It's something different, more along gender rather than race lines. <br /><br />I used to be a bail agent in Salt Lake City when Mint Romney was assuring everyone the 2000 Winter Olympics were staged with nary an illegal immigrant. I found that surprising since I was posting bail for a lot of illegals trying to avoid the weekly INS sweep in the Salt Lake County Jail. The over riding memory I have of this time is that the women could not believe their men could be thrown in jail for beating them up--neither could the men. The women really thought this was way cool, the men, thought American society was, I'd give the Spanish term, but will only say here, 'sissified' and bitched like hell.<br /><br />Catholicism in the US is a really mixed bag. The Irish version is giving way to the Latino version and they are not the same at all. It will be fascinating to see how this all plays out, but I have zero hope our bishops will collectively get back to the gospel. Zero hope.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-13631774906269705962012-02-27T19:03:19.094-07:002012-02-27T19:03:19.094-07:00The bishops are counting on distracting the people...The bishops are counting on distracting the people in the pews from the impending trial of Msgr. Lynn in Philadelphia, at which Trial I expect to see a lot of dirty linen aired in the open.khughes1963https://www.blogger.com/profile/16118365554189078448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-88452182014191142572012-02-27T19:01:39.534-07:002012-02-27T19:01:39.534-07:00Chait's article is very insightful, but I don&...Chait's article is very insightful, but I don't think the bishops are reading it. They would rather recreate the glory days of Cardinal Spellman, who has been dead for over 40 years! Kudos also for using my favorite name for Rick, Ricky Sanctimonious.khughes1963https://www.blogger.com/profile/16118365554189078448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-7151381112391686912012-02-27T15:09:25.320-07:002012-02-27T15:09:25.320-07:00This is a very good analysis. I think the freedom ...This is a very good analysis. I think the freedom thinking people of the USA are not going to go for NAR.<br /><br />St. Rick seems to be tapping into a deep vain of fear in the country, that unfortunately the USCCB supports. To me it sounds like the 1950's. There are enemies everywhere. Communists. Our sacred institutions are under attack. St. Rick is the righteous one supported by many a bishop from Catholic Inc. who will restore everything to its pristine glory.<br /><br />The other reality is that the USA continues to mature under the steady leadership of the president. The USA is not some religious banana republic up for grabs by fear mongers, St. Rick, or the rc bishops. <br /><br />Oh, if only the rc bishops would get back to the gospel.wild hairhttp://www.wildhair95.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-15157486444465313342012-02-27T14:15:21.880-07:002012-02-27T14:15:21.880-07:00Thanks Kathy. I'm just glad to see that while...Thanks Kathy. I'm just glad to see that while Rick is all over the internet so is Jonathan Chait's article because Jonathan explains why Rick is all over the internet.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383701632927065467.post-13622415450802474612012-02-27T10:10:08.137-07:002012-02-27T10:10:08.137-07:00Well said, Colleen!Well said, Colleen!khughes1963https://www.blogger.com/profile/16118365554189078448noreply@blogger.com