[Mrs. Don-o]

You must have seen stuff that I didn't see. I don't have my copy of Crunch Cons anymore (sold it via Amazon.com) but I don't remember him calling Catholics "ignoramuses" -- in fact he said quite laudatory things about Catholics. But my memory is vague, and if anybody could give quotes one way or the other I would appreciate it.

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Dear Mrs. Don-o

Here is some of that which Andrew Byyer speaks:

"What I didn't understand, nor anticipate, was how difficult it would be to find an orthodox parish here. We have lots of faithful Catholic friends here, and I don't think it's unfair to say that most of them are doing what most (but not all) orthodox Catholics in this country do: grit their teeth and white-knuckle it out in their parishes, doing what they can to hang on."

Perhaps I'm not an orthodox Catholic, or perhaps I'm just not part of the majority of orthodox Catholics, but I'm not sure that I grit my teeth and "white-knuckle it out."

I think much of the criticism directed toward Mr. Dreher is appropriate, fair, and true.


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