"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."
- Kractivism
"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'"
"Zuhlsdorf is an eccentric with no real consequences" -
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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.”
- Comment
"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."
- Comment
"A cross between Kung Fu Panda and Wolverine."
- Anonymous
Fr. Z is officially a hybrid of Gandalf and Obi-Wan XD
- Comment
Rev. John Zuhlsdorf, a scrappy blogger popular with the Catholic right.
- America Magazine
RC integralist who prays like an evangelical fundamentalist.
-Austen Ivereigh on
Twitter
[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."
- Tom in
comment
"Thank you for the delightful and edifying omnibus that is your blog."-
Reader comment.
"Fr. Z disgraces his priesthood as a grifter, a liar, and a bully. -
- Mark Shea
Yes, the clericalism is running rampant, wreaking havoc. I refer you to the May 6 mystery crater of suburban Basking Ridge, NJ! My son was just reading aloud from, well, actually the combox upended to the CBSNY account: “Something came out of the ground relatively slowly…get ready, there’s at least one of ’em.” Run for the hills! Attack of the underground clericalists! Don’t say the bitter pill didn’t warn you…
Fr. Z,
Is there such a thing as a Crabby Conservative Alert? I think the Bitter Pill is so crabby that it’s made you crabby too! Despite blog crabbiness, I am still be a loyal, steadfast fan (but maybe you can turn down the crabby heat a little?) – just kidding.
BTW, I pray for you and the priests in my parish everyday. You didn’t include a comment box for the priest and stupid things post so I thought I would add that here.
EWTN: Oh yes, there are crabby conservatives. There sure are.
There is a faction among traditionalists, as a matter of fact, whom I classify amongst the “Happy Only When Unhappy”.
But most traditionalists are always good-natured, ever-cheerful, kind, sensible, slow to be angered, pleasant, patient, gifted with a sense of humor.
Not so the liberal, not so. They are so very crabby.
Sorry, I meant to say that the Bitter Pill is so crappy that it has made you crabby… (I think I better invest in some glasses!)
I have a number of friends and relations at our local FSSP parish. When the choir isn’t needed, we attend the EF there.
Really I haven’t run into any of the “only happy when unhappy” crowd there. My cousin and her husband are a joy, and their friends that I have met in the parish are friendly, welcoming, interesting to talk to, kind to my children and a pleasure to be around. Even the ladies serving the coffee were friendly (and that’s a job that can make anybody crabby!)
And that’s coming from a retread Episcopalian who generally attends the OF!
I agree Fr. Z, and understand your point. Fortunately, I do not know any traditionalists who fall into the “happy only when unhappy” category.
In addition to being “good-natured, ever-cheerful, sensible, slow to be angered, pleasant, patient, gifted with a sense of humor”, I believe traditionalists tend to be highly intelligent, extremely talented, and have huge hearts. Many are excellent role models with vision to tap and mold potential in others. They are also forgiving and willing to give benefit of doubt.
I am extremely privileged to know several traditionalists for whom I consider good friends.