[Irish] Archbishop Condemns Catholic Keyboard Warriors

The Tablet (UK) ^ | 10/22/19 | Sarah MacDonald

[marshmallow]

A Catholicism of self-defined certainties will lead eventually to a doubt about all certainties and thus to emptiness

Catholic keyboard warriors who “spend all day attacking and responding” on social media in the belief that they are “defending the integrity of Church teaching” have been sharply criticised by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin.

In his homily for a Mass to mark the canonisation of St John Henry Newman at Dublin’s University Church, Archbishop Martin said he was “astonished” at the content and tone of daily messages on social media by Catholic pundits, who he said were “anything but kindly”.

Rebuking these pundits over their actions, the Archbishop referenced St John Henry Newman stating: “The kindly light will never be defended by nastiness and bitterness.” He said negativity and polarisation reflects “a pointless retreat into self-defined false certainties”.

Emphasising that the journey into faith is never just self-driven, he added that it is the kindly light of God that enlightens the path and the entire journey.

Speaking on World Mission Sunday, Archbishop Martin referred to Pope Francis’ concern over the dangers of “pastoral pessimism” that blocks people from seeing the joyful newness of the Gospel.

[livius]

They’re not “self-defined certainties,” they were defined by the Church - based on the teachings of Our Lord - many a long year ago. But why would one expect the NuChurch Dairmuid Martin, a total flunkey of the state and the Zeitgeist, to know or think anything about life prior to Bergoglio?

[mythenjoseph]

Well this guy should admonish the current hierarchy at the Vatican and he might see things in a different LIGHT.

[BenLurkin]

Ping

[metmom]

Beat me to it.

[pgyanke]

The rocks are crying out...

[pepsi_junkie]

A Catholicism of self-defined certainties will lead eventually to a doubt about all certainties and thus to emptiness

The archbishop, a surprisingly small fellow, following a similar line of thought, added this:

[GOP Poet]

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[BlessedBeGod]

The.Worst.Bishop.in.Ireland.

[Fedora]

Released under the watch of Dublin Abp. Diarmuid Martin, "Amoris: Let's talk Family! Let's be Family!" is sparking controversy, as it contains a passage endorsing active homosexual relationships as an alternative family model, providing "mutual support" for participants. . .Church Militant contacted Abp. Martin and the archdiocesan media contact separately for comment. Specifically, both offices were asked if the inclusion of the gay-affirming content was accidental, an oversight; they were asked to explain, if not, how Abp. Martin justifies the inclusion of heterodox material in light of Church teaching on active homosexuality. Church Militant's outreach to Abp. Martin and the archdiocesan media office went unanswered. . .In his 2017 Holy Week and Easter Sunday homilies, Martin branded Catholicism a "religion of fear" and a "faith of prohibitions," denouncing the Church for its historic "harshness" towards the LGBT community. In the lead-up to the 2015 referendum that legalized so-called same-sex "marriage" in Ireland, Martin offered no guidance on how Catholics should vote. "I have ... no wish to stuff my religious views down other people's throats," he said. . .: Dublin Archdiocese Affirms Gay Relationships

[fieldmarshaldj]

This Martin person is not a Catholic. He worships sin and blasphemy.

[ealgeone]

ummm....who do we know that might fit this description???