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Perhaps WDTPRS should be involved? I noticed some rather odd sites nominated.
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I nominated your blog, Father.
It doesn’t matter who wins; WE know which one OUR favorite blog! :-))
Jack007
I think it is important that dependable Catholic blogs have a good showing.
Actually, Father, you are in 3rd place in the “Best Religion Blog” category!
Unfortunately, it has your old address:
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/4131
You might be able to contact them, claim the blog, and update the links.
RS
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I just voted Father. However after voting I received a message indicating I did not use “comment authentication services??” Other people may be having similar problems. I have never seen this before and I am concerned that if today is the end of the voting
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Roman Sacristan is looking at a different blog award site (“Blogger’s Choice Awards”) than Fr. Z is citing (“Weblog Awards”).
There are probably several such operations going on, so I don’t put much stock in them: who’s to say that one or the other has substantial credibility?
Actually, people keep leaving duplicate comments to nominate Father.
The instructions say that one nomination is enough, and rather than leaving a “me too” comment, just use the + button to vote for the nomination you wish to vote for.
Seumas, thank you for the explaination. Hopefully everyone will go over there and vote.
Can anyone nominate a blog that opens up for debate the question of whether a *woman* can truly be a “Doctor of the Church” . . . with a straight face? How can such a blog even be taken seriously?
And, you wonder why chancery-folk look askance at Catholics who promote Latin and liturgy and ritual? Because their experience has been that those sorts of Catholics often harbor a pre-conciliar mentality of closemindedness and exclusion.
Fr. Z, you owe an apology for even raising that question.
And, you wonder why chancery-folk look askance at Catholics who promote Latin and liturgy and ritual? Because their experience has been that those sorts of Catholics often harbor a pre-conciliar mentality of closemindedness and exclusion.
It is certainly true that women are excluded from the priesthood.
Is it your opinion that Jesus Christ, in founding His Church with a male priesthood, “harbored a pre-conciliar mentality of closedmindedness and exclusion?” – And do those same chancery-folk look askance at Our Lord for that reason?
Matthew: Fr. Z, you owe an apology for even raising that question.
Piffle.
People now understand a great deal more about the issue now, and what sort of fellow Williamson is.
I think Bp Williamson raised a very interesting question. Having said that, I disagree with his conclusion and think he has not understood the article from the Summa that he cited.
*Piffle.
People now understand a great deal more about the issue now, and what sort of fellow Williamson is.*
Since you already identified him as an excommunicate, you made clear what sort of fellow he is.
The problem is this: You *seriously* entertained his argument, even noting that he had a point with his citation of the scripture from St. Paul.
To even raise the question of whether a woman, a f-eee-male, could be a Doctor of the Church is simply stupefying — which only reinforces the stereotype that those who are conservative about the liturgy are also conservative (in a bad way) about other issues.
Any wonder why chancery-folk are trying to minimize the effect of “Summorum Pontificum”? They think that such narrow attitudes go hand-in-glove with the Old Mass.
Piffle?
I guess, your next debate will be whether the indigenes of South America have souls and should be baptized . . . or, do not and should be enslaved. Discuss.
Roman Sacristan is looking at a different blog award site (“Blogger’s Choice Awards”) than Fr. Z is citing (“Weblog Awards”).
Ooops. Sorry. Completely missed that.
Matthew: I guess, your next debate will be whether the indigenes of South America have souls and should be baptized . . . or, do not and should be enslaved. Discuss.
Okay… here we go.
That’s just dumb and you’ve missed the point. See ya!