tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post5590972113473483226..comments2024-03-28T09:47:25.719-04:00Comments on Daffey Thoughts: Where Peter Is reminds me of The Friendly AtheistDavid Griffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-28852697580349841482022-11-17T14:15:23.519-05:002022-11-17T14:15:23.519-05:00I love that quote. It's as it should be.I love that quote. It's as it should be. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-9706680653392185792022-11-17T11:58:43.897-05:002022-11-17T11:58:43.897-05:00“The Church is intolerant in principle because she...“The Church is intolerant in principle because she believes, but is tolerant in practice because she loves. Enemies of the Church are tolerant in principle because they do not believe, but they are intolerant in practice because they do not love.”<br />(Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange)Happy Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310088819407999147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-20989514773492961132022-11-17T08:35:32.212-05:002022-11-17T08:35:32.212-05:00One of the biggest coups of the last couple centur...One of the biggest coups of the last couple centuries was the world convincing the Church to take its hands off the wheel in the name of fairness. Being told to stay out of politics by those who bath in politics was simply one form of this. But more to the point, it's usually not true anyway. The Church typically does meddle in politics. That was my beef with Orthodox Christians. They flew proud the banner that said they never engage in politics - only to dive head first into politics when it was convenient (think of how many jumped on the BLM movement). David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-4017514531403491152022-11-17T08:32:42.092-05:002022-11-17T08:32:42.092-05:00Passion beats apathy every time. Especially when ...Passion beats apathy every time. Especially when that passion dons the cloak of 'simply truth'. Time and again I see leftwing Catholics bemoan conservatives for bringing politics into the Church - as if they aren't doing the same thing. That's one reason I typically identify with conservatism. At least conservatives admit it. David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-26651173448896251942022-11-17T07:59:11.113-05:002022-11-17T07:59:11.113-05:00It certainly didn't help that you had priests ...It certainly didn't help that you had priests and maybe even bishops specifically go to influential politicians (like Kennedys) and convince them they could be "personally pro-life" while voting pro-abortion. Then you had that Jesuit pro-abortion priest IN Congress itself. Not to mention all the Jesuit schools that have produced many of our illustrious "Catholic" politicians, most with Ds behind their names. Even with the Bishops' anemic "Faithful Citizenship" guide, the "don't be political" admonition seems to get largely thrown in one direction while the other side is either ignored or actively supported. <br />This is just my observation anyway. Bernadettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-58843883356103340042022-11-17T02:56:30.409-05:002022-11-17T02:56:30.409-05:00For the sake of fairness, I have long been wary of...For the sake of fairness, I have long been wary of the (Catholic) Church's typical stance about "not being political". It's true enough that differing ideas about applying faith to practice contribute to Democrat v Republican partisanship. I get it.<br />Even so, "politics" most accurately references "the will of the people", especially in a republic. Our faith in Christ has become effectively worthless if We, the People, do not exercise our will according to our faith's teachings. ..We risk being negligent of our faith if we omit religion from our decisions, formally political and otherwise. ..I think Democrats have long embraced abortion and Republicans have long embraced (appearance of) greed in part because our bishops won't publicly correct the public actions or statements of our "Catholic" politicians.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693728555801144332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6226269873507053740.post-28149133537225366882022-11-16T17:58:14.629-05:002022-11-16T17:58:14.629-05:00The problem with the left is that it’s all politic...The problem with the left is that it’s all politics ALL the time! So I find those who have veered left see life mostly now through a political lens, and they don’t even realize it necessarily. Those who are more conservative tend to have lives and interests outside of political things. <br />It’s challenging because one side just wants to live their lives in relative peace and the other side is on offense ALL the time because their religion is their agenda... ironically. Bernadettenoreply@blogger.com