"The great Father Zed, Archiblogopoios"
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Fr. John Hunwicke
"Some 2 bit novus ordo cleric"
- Anonymous
"Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a traditionalist blogger who has never shied from picking fights with priests, bishops or cardinals when liturgical abuses are concerned."
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"Father John Zuhlsdorf is a crank"
"Father Zuhlsdorf drives me crazy"
"the hate-filled Father John Zuhlsford" [sic]
"Father John Zuhlsdorf, the right wing priest who has a penchant for referring to NCR as the 'fishwrap'"
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- Michael Sean Winters
"Fr Z is a true phenomenon of the information age: a power blogger and a priest."
- Anna Arco
“Given that Rorate Coeli and Shea are mad at Fr. Z, I think it proves Fr. Z knows what he is doing and he is right.”
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"Let me be clear. Fr. Z is a shock jock, mostly. His readership is vast and touchy. They like to be provoked and react with speed and fury."
- Sam Rocha
"Father Z’s Blog is a bright star on a cloudy night."
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"A cross between Kung Fu Panda and Wolverine."
- Anonymous
Fr. Z is officially a hybrid of Gandalf and Obi-Wan XD
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Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a scrappy blogger popular with the Catholic right.
- America Magazine
RC integralist who prays like an evangelical fundamentalist.
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[T]he even more mainline Catholic Fr. Z. blog.
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Deus Ex Machina
“For me the saddest thing about Father Z’s blog is how cruel it is.... It’s astonishing to me that a priest could traffic in such cruelty and hatred.”
- Jesuit homosexualist James Martin to BuzzFeed
"Fr. Z's is one of the more cheerful blogs out there and he is careful about keeping the crazies out of his commboxes"
- Paul in comment at
1 Peter 5
"I am a Roman Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
I am a TLM-going Catholic, in no small part, because of your blog.
And I am in a state of grace today, in no small part, because of your blog."
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Father, Can you explain the reason that these reductions in the 5 year waiting period have happened? I am a bit confused about the benefits of so doing. Thanks!
It will be interesting to see how the investigation into Sr. Lucia’s mystical life progresses. She was open about many things from “behind the veil”, but I believe many new revelations will be discovered – things that will flesh out the message of Fatima as it pertains to the present age.
How interesting it is that three giants of the Catholic Church, John Paul II, Mother Theresa, and Sr. Lucia are being fast tracked at the same time. I believe we will also find that these three saints are very much intertwined.
Sr. Lucia, please pray for our world that so desperately needs our Blessed Mother’s
assistance – now more than ever.
Jamie, wouldn’t it be a lot easier to run a search for old articles about Mother Teresa and Pope JPII’s causes, and find out for yourself? Actual quotes from the Pope and the folks in charge of the causes. Good stuff like that.
Dan Soderlund said: “How interesting it is that three giants of the Catholic Church, John Paul II, Mother Theresa, and Sr. Lucia are being fast tracked at the same time. I believe we will also find that these three saints are very much intertwined.”
Very well said! There are no mere coincidences!
Maureen: it may well be if I knew that such documents existed – clearly I didn’t or I wouldn’t have posted that question. It might perhaps have been more useful for you to point me to such a document by naming it or giving me something to search on google – because I still remain in the dark and have no idea what I should search for.
Jamie,
Here is a link to the Diocese of Rome and office for the Cause of JPII. http://www.vicariatusurbis.org/Beatificazione/
As to your question, I don’t know for certain but I believe that the 5 year wait is normally imposed to allow for the immeadiate “feelings” and even hysteria after a holy person’s death to die down. However, the relaxation of this rule in the cases of JPII, Mother Teresa, and now Sr. Lucia is simply an awareness that the whole world is aware of the “Holiness” of these great people and that there is no hysteria here. In a way it hreminds us of the historical situations of centuries gone by when saints were proclaimed by a sort of general acknowledgment of their holy lives. In these cases that is being recognized; but, the Church will still do all the investigations and require the testimony in the form of miracles before proclaiming each of these “saint” as SAINTS. It might be recalled that Canonization is seen as an infallible teaching of the pope based on then Cardinal Ratzinger’s statement as Prefect of the CDF. Hope this helps.
Thank you, Michael Christopher, that was very helpful.
Jamie,
In addition to Michael Christopher’s comments, I’ll add a historian’s perspective. Since part of the investigative process involves gathering the testimony of those who knew a person, the passage of time is an issue, especially in the case of those who, like John Paul II, Mother Teresa, and now Sr. Lucia, lived to an advanced age.
I understand that recent instructions from the Congregation stress the need for a genuine local veneration to have developed, and miracles come along when they come. But for the historian, the sooner the collection of evidence and memories begins, the better. Witnesses die, memories fade … Obviously, people could collect such testimony before a cause is formally opened, but it helps to have someone in charge, some structure and guidelines.
Jamie:
I think it also has to do with the extent of their cults. All three are revered the world-over and not only in their local communities as is usually the case. John Paul the Great was petitioned by many throughout the world to open Blessed Theresa’s cause early, including bishops. Pope Benedict XVI himself was a witness to the “Santo Subito” signs and shouts at JPII’s funeral. Devotion on the part of the faithful can “move up” the timetable.
Michael, Katherine, and Geoffrey have all made really good points. In days of yore, saints cults just sprung up among the people who knew them. If the saint was especially powerful, or somehow well-known, he or she could make the official calendar. I think there are many, many saints that were only recognized on a local level.
Sometimes, I admit, I wonder if we don’t just assume that *every* well-known Catholic ought to be cannonized. Do we assume they’re really holy because they’re more famous? Or, are they famous because of their holiness?
I do think that JPII, Mother Theresa, and Sister Lucia are extraordinary cases.
It must also be remembered that Sr Lucia had a personal preference for the vernacular liturgy, which was offered in her convent in Coimbra.
Does this mean that what Fr Z and others are doing on this site is wrong? Quite the contrary.
But it should give pause to the the Pharisaic element among traditionalists, who even take John Paul to task for the shape of the crucifix in his pastoral staff. (I didn’t like that either, but have this on my rosary, and I am not throwing my blessed rosary beads away because of the shape of a crucifix!)
He has also been fast tracked to sainthood, in addition to a miracle also being examined by the Holy See, which looks like it was obtained through his intercession.
“Save the Liturgy, Save The World” repeating Fr Z’s mantra, but as he also says, this should be done in a spirit of charity, and with full regard to the goodness that obviously exists outside the Latin Mass world.