"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
From IOL in S. Africa we learn that the Archbishop of Durban, Wilfrid Fox Card. Napier, upon turning 75 years old, as per Canon Law submitted his formal resignation to the Roman Pontiff. HERE
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The presence of these good men in the magisterium of our Church gives families like mine hope. These men are our voice. The more their voices are silenced, the more families feel like they’re backed into a corner. The exclusion of these men, like Cardinal Burke is a low blow to families.
I hate to see the Church losing good and faithful priests and bishops who fearlessly and courageously stand up for the Magisterium. I hope and pray the Holy Spirit will help Pope Francis in selecting worthy successors to lead our dioceses and serve as Papal electors.
I hope the Cardinal’s health remains strong enough that there is no hurry felt in Rome to replace him =-
At present, there are 116 Cardinals of voting age. Nine will reach their 80th birthday by the end of this year. Four turn eighty next year.
If there is a consistory this year (and if Pope Francis keeps to the 120 limit), he’ll have 13 slots to fill – 17 next year.
Cardinal Burke doesn’t turn 80 until 2028; Cardinal Sarah, not until 2025; Cardinal Turkson, not until 2028; and Cardinal Patabendige Don, not until 2027.
And. . . Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop Emeritus of Los Angeles, turned 80 last month and can no longer vote in a conclave.
If Pope Francis wanted to be, er, unconventional– he would identify the three leading male candidates that President Obama is considering to nominate to the Supreme Court and name them cardinals. They would probably do less harm as cardinals than they would as Supreme Court justices. They couldn’t do any more harm as cardinals than the current leader of Notre Dame University does, or than many existing bishops and cardinals do. I don’t know what to do if any of them are female or married though; perhaps someone else could think of a place in the Church to stash them to keep them out of trouble. Maybe he could appoint them abbots or abbesses in some remote location without TV or radio.
Not to worry, Father…..Cupich is guaranteed a red hat!
To quote a great writer, on the subject of female Cardinals: “And what would you call a female Cardinal? I propose, ‘Your Feminence.'”