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Why They Ran (Peggy Noonan On Pope Benedict XVI Speaking To The "Inner Adult" In All Of Us Alert)
Wall Street Journal ^ | 04/21/05 | Peggy Noonan

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

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: benedictxvi; faith; inneradult; miracle; peggynoonan; popebenedictxvi; ratzinger; truth; vatican
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See the new Holy Father for who is he really is: someone who speaks to the "inner adult" in all of us. Adult faith is like that, pointing to a True North that is steadfast, mature and stands against the winds of time. Its being a responsible adult. That is the calling of Pope Benedict XVI and of all decent people whether Catholics or not. Conservatism, whether of a religious or a secular persuasion, helps us to see things as they are and to have the courage to do the right thing. The Pope will help the world to realize we aren't reactionaries but people imbued with the strength of compassion that comes from having character and sound values - important qualities in a post-modern world.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
1 posted on 04/20/2005 9:37:53 PM PDT by goldstategop
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To: goldstategop; lainie; bd476; NYer; Salvation

This is the best piece Noonan has written since Reagan's funeral.


2 posted on 04/20/2005 9:53:13 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: goldstategop
Well written piece. IMHO, I'm not a Catholic and am tired of all these people of other denominations and faiths lamenting this choice of Pope. If your not Catholic, MYODB!
That should be worth about two-cents.
3 posted on 04/20/2005 9:55:47 PM PDT by aliquando (A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
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To: BurbankKarl

Vintage Peggy...She's hit her stride again. Beuatifully written.


4 posted on 04/20/2005 9:56:07 PM PDT by lainde
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To: lainde

Er...try beautifully. Spellcheck is my friend!


5 posted on 04/20/2005 9:57:20 PM PDT by lainde
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To: goldstategop

BUMP!!!


6 posted on 04/20/2005 10:05:34 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod (George W. Bush -- Terror of the Terrorists. John Paul II -- Terror of the Communists.)
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To: goldstategop

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?


7 posted on 04/20/2005 10:05:40 PM PDT by Capriole (I don't have any problems that couldn't be solved by more chocolate or more ammunition)
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To: lainde
Er...try beautifully. Spellcheck is my friend!

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.

8 posted on 04/20/2005 10:08:23 PM PDT by JaguarXKE
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To: goldstategop
Habemus Papam! -- We Have a Pope! -- Pope Benedicit XVI [Photos, Writings, Links]
9 posted on 04/20/2005 10:08:36 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: BurbankKarl; nickcarraway; SMEDLEYBUTLER; Siobhan; Lady In Blue; attagirl; goldenstategirl; ...
Catholic Discussion Ping!

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10 posted on 04/20/2005 10:10:07 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: goldstategop

btt


11 posted on 04/20/2005 10:17:30 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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Why did they run? Why did this ancient news--"We have a pope"--representing such irrelevant-seeming truths and such an archaic institution--send them running?

Why did they gather? Why did they have to hear?

.....

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.

 

12 posted on 04/20/2005 10:17:34 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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To: BurbankKarl

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.


13 posted on 04/20/2005 10:23:33 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: Capriole

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


14 posted on 04/20/2005 10:30:57 PM PDT by thatsmrfoster2u (Wake me up early, be good to my dogs, and teach my children to pray)
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To: aliquando

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.


15 posted on 04/20/2005 10:31:19 PM PDT by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: goldstategop
"We want a spiritual father. We want someone who stands for what is difficult and right, what is impossible but true. Being human we don't always or necessarily want to live by the truth or be governed by it. But we are grateful when someone stands for it. We want him to be standing up there on the balcony. We want to aspire to it, reach to it, point to it and know that it is there.

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.

16 posted on 04/20/2005 10:34:30 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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To: Capriole
She advises us to read the writings of the then-Cardinal Ratzinger. But where are they to be found?

Many are published by Ignatius Press.

Are many of them available in English?

Yes.
17 posted on 04/20/2005 10:36:03 PM PDT by Mike Fieschko
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To: Don'tMessWithTexas

Bump to all that!


18 posted on 04/20/2005 10:36:10 PM PDT by Howlin (North Carolina, where beer kegs are registered and illegal aliens run free.)
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To: Capriole
Here's his recent homily:

click here

19 posted on 04/20/2005 10:39:07 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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To: Ciexyz

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.


20 posted on 04/20/2005 10:39:15 PM PDT by Don'tMessWithTexas
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