Posted on 04/20/2005 9:37:52 PM PDT by goldstategop
Why They Ran
What to do to help? See his enemies for what they are, and see him for what he is. Read him--he is a writer, a natural communicator of and thinker upon challenging ideas. Listen to him. Consult your internal compass as you listen, and see if it isn't pointing true north.
Look at what he said at the beginning of the papal conclave: It is our special responsibility at this time to be mature, to believe as adults believe. "Being an 'adult' means having a faith which does not follow the waves of today's fashions or the latest novelties." Being an adult is loving what is true and standing with it.
This isn't radical, or archconservative. And the speaker isn't an enforcer, a cop or a rottweiler. He's a Catholic. Which one would think is a good thing to have as leader of the Catholic Church
(Excerpt) Read more at opinionjournal.com ...
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
This is the best piece Noonan has written since Reagan's funeral.
Vintage Peggy...She's hit her stride again. Beuatifully written.
Er...try beautifully. Spellcheck is my friend!
BUMP!!!
Her article is beautiful and true, and as such fits in well with all the recent events she writes about. She advises us to read the writings of the then-Cardinal Ratzinger. But where are they to be found? Are many of them available in English?
Good idea. Spell check is two words.
quibble \kwi-bel\ n 1: An evasion of or shifting from the point at issue 2: A minor objection or criticism.
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Why did they gather? Why did they have to hear?
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Why were so many non-Catholics similarly moved? And why in America, where the church is torn in divisions, did people run to the TV and the radio when word spread?
People are complicated. You can hit distracted people with all the propaganda in the world, you can give it to them every day in all your media, and sometimes they'll even tell pollsters they agree with you. But something is always going on in their chests. Some truth is known there; some yearning lives there. It's like they have a compass in their hearts and turn as they will, this way and that, it continues to point to true north.
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Because the world watched the funeral, they noticed the man who celebrated the mass and gave the eulogy. John Paul II had picked him for that role. He spoke with love. He said John Paul, the old man who always came to the window to greet the crowds and pray with them, was now, today, right at this moment, at the window of his father's house. It was beautiful and poetic and people--cardinals--who watched and listened to the speaker thought: Yes, that's true. And the man who was speaking, who even 10 years ago was considered too old and controversial for the job, was suddenly seen by his fellow cardinals, one after the other, as the future pope.
It was impossible. But it happened. No one was really considering Cardinal Ratzinger until that mass.
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The choosing of Benedict XVI, a man who is serious, deep and brave, is a gift. He has many enemies. They imagine themselves courageous and oppressed. What they are is agitated, aggressive, and well-connected.
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Look at what he said at the beginning of the papal conclave: It is our special responsibility at this time to be mature, to believe as adults believe. "Being an 'adult' means having a faith which does not follow the waves of today's fashions or the latest novelties." Being an adult is loving what is true and standing with it.
I was upset with the photo that USA Today had on their front page. Not flattering to the new Pope. Compare with flattering photos of JP II.
Ask and you shall receive: here is the link to Amazons top 25 best sellers. 9 out of 25 are by Cardinal Ratzinger.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/all/ref%3Dpd%5Fts%5Fh/102-3114032-5935349
Most moving article. Yes, the MSM is doing its best to ensure that the "average Joe and Jane" will become indoctrinated by contempt for the new Pope.
Because we can actually tell what's true."
Funny. In April, Peggy says we are grateful when someone stands for truth. But Peggy was not so grateful when our President used too much God talk in January. In fact, Peggy was embarassed by the truth back then. She couldn't handle the truth.
Sorry. Peggy is not yet out of the sin bin just because she talks nice about the new Pope. Unless and until she apologizes for dissing the POTUS, our household will continue to turn our backs on the girl.
Bump to all that!
BTW, I should mention that while I'm an ex-catholic and strongly opposed to the teachings of the RCC, I respect the new pope's unwavering adherence and commitment to the church's doctrine. I just don't have much respect for Noonan after the temper tantrums she displayed in January.
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