[Tax-chick]

No matter what kind of intellectual gymnastic you perform, this is in fact quite similar to the tendency to follow the man not the institution that you all find so offensive in other Christians.

I'm not sure whom you're addressing as "you all," and I can't be offended at "the tendency to follow the man not the institution," because I don't know what you're talking about.

That said, my family's practice has always been to attend the closest Catholic church. The only time we would not do this would be if there were serious problems with doctrine; sometimes one just gets a moonbat priest.

I also found Rod Dreher's "CrunchyCon" stuff to be an aesthetic pose, rather than real ideas. However, that might just be farm-kid reverse-snobbery on my part :-).

[Bainbridge]

One of the common criticisms of Evangelical churches( essentially non liturgical churches ) is that they tend to seek "the man" , ie. the preacher rather than an overarching tradition/doctrine. I see the tendency among many contemporary Roman Catholics to behave in a somewhat similar fashion, following the style( modern, trad. ,Latin option, etc.), of seeking the "community" that best represents their take on Roman Catholicism.
I have posited this idea and never get what I consider to be an honest acknowledgment of this trend.
I am more than happy to answer objections and discuss the problems that other Christian churches pose for Roman Catholics. I would just like to see some frankness on the part of the RC's in admitting to this interesting trend. Until about 25 years ago all the Roman Catholics went to their parish.In fact, it was not an option. Now, however it is not necessarily the norm. I appreciate your description of Drehers " aesthetic pose". And as a non-farmer, urbanite in an affluent area, agree with you and do not think it is reverse snobbery.

[Bainbridge]

One of the common criticisms of Evangelical churches( essentially non liturgical churches ) is that they tend to seek "the man" , ie. the preacher rather than an overarching tradition/doctrine. I see the tendency among many contemporary Roman Catholics to behave in a somewhat similar fashion, following the style( modern, trad. ,Latin option, etc.), of seeking the "community" that best represents their take on Roman Catholicism.
I have posited this idea and never get what I consider to be an honest acknowledgment of this trend.
I am more than happy to answer objections and discuss the problems that other Christian churches pose for Roman Catholics. I would just like to see some frankness on the part of the RC's in admitting to this interesting trend. Until about 25 years ago all the Roman Catholics went to their parish.In fact, it was not an option. Now, however it is not necessarily the norm. I appreciate your description of Drehers " aesthetic pose". And as a non-farmer, urbanite in an affluent area, agree with you and do not think it is reverse snobbery.