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"Some 2 bit novus ordo cleric"
- Anonymous
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- Kractivism
"Father John Zuhlsdorf is a crank"
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"the hate-filled Father John Zuhlsford" [sic]
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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
I wish I could get behind this effort, but unless quotes from the YouCat like the following have been corrected/ommitted, I’ll pass:
“it is a painful experience for many homosexually oriented people that they do not feel erotically attracted to the opposite sex and necessarily miss out on the physical fruitfulness of the union between man and woman according to human nature and the divine order of creation.”
“The Church does not demonize masturbation, but she warns against trivializing it…”
“God created the world to be good, but it is not yet complete. In violent upheavals and painful processes it is being shaped and moved towards its final perfection. ”
“The closest thing to a father confessor is probably a bartender.”
– Peter Sellers, British actor
“Shame exists wherever there is a mystery.”
-Nietzche
YouCat:
Pope Leo XIII:
I have looked through YouCat and was very, very favorably impressed. It draws you in, it is attractive, it teaches doctrine, morals, prayer and sacraments, has all sorts of interesting information, beautiful images, gentle moments of playfulness, it is rather fascinating. There are really few things to quibble over, though I too might have said some things differently. I think the Youth Catechism can have a good effect and that giving them to university students is a great idea.
Here’s a way better idea, foks! Give them the REAL Catechism. Let’s not dumb down people by giving them dumbed-down books- especially when it comes to our glorious Catholic Faith. What was wrong with the Catechisim as we had it? And what are saying about our young people when we don’t think they can handle an ordinary book?
I agree with “inara” and “ezra”.
YouCat made George Weigel’s Books for Christmas.
From Ignatius Press:
Frequently Asked Questions About YouCat.
Charles,
Perhaps they should include copies of those “clarifications” with every copy shipped; no wonder Rorate Caeli has taken to referring to YouCat as LOLCat. I suspect the CTS would be better off sending students copies of the excellent Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Non-patronising, unambiguous, and consistent with Catholic doctrine!
With all due respect, I would not give YouCat to _anybody_ if I cared much at all about their soul. Not my apostate relative, nor my friend’s confused teenager, nor the guy that wanted to mug me. Rather, I refer anybody with an open mind to fairly consider the critique authored, and anonymously released, by a group of both clergy (confirmed to be both orthodox and shall we say, “traditionally inclined” — they remained anonymous due to the particular ecclesiastic offices they hold) and laity at:
http://youcatrecall.com/index.php/the-recall
This critique was met with a certain scorn and mockery by a number of (oft-too-vocal) “conservative” and “professional” Catholic bloggers and apologists back when both YouCat itself, and this critique above, was released at the time of WYD in Madrid. That said, I am still waiting to see any credible refutation to the concerns raised in this critique, which is both objective, thorough and/or convincing.
No, I do not accept the Ignatius story, which I find disappointing, and wanting. Yes, I still believe that You Cat is unacceptably confusing (at absolute best!).
For the love of God, give the youth a Compendium of the Catechism (a success story of WYD 2008), a CCC, a Baltimore Catechism, or _something_ Catholic… but please spare the youth any more Modernism!
From http://www.ignatius.com/Products/YOUCAT-P/youcat.aspx :
What Pope Benedict XVI has to say about the YOUCAT project:
“Study this Catechism with passion and perseverance. Make a sacrifice of your time for it! Study it in the quiet of your room; read it with a friend; form study groups and networks; share with each other on the Internet. By all means continue to talk with each other about your faith.”
I think I’d prefer to typeset and print pamphlets with the text of the First Vatican Council in English and Latin side by side and distribute it anonymously…