Alan--
It's a sad state of affairs when the keeper of a list of "practical Roman Catholics," the largest Roman Catholic fraternal organization in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Philippines and now even in Poland, decides to give it up because of the anti-Catholicism prevalent on Free Republic.
I too have seen it, and get numerous Freepmails alerting me to "fires" on threads trashing our Religion. Just yesterday, Petronski and others went toe to toe with a group of bigots. The issue is, is it worth it?
I don't want to keep the list. I am not going to survey the threads each day looking for the classic "Jack Chick" references in disguise. If the K of C ping list dies, so be it. I would ask the simple question, is that good for Free Republic?
Bill Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is correct. Anti-Catholicism is indeed the last acceptable prejudice.
F
Put another way, if the mods and management are happy with the current state of affairs, is a KofC list even worthwhile? Given the tone of moderation, Catholics are slipping close to the category of "undesirables," IMHO.
The moderator did finally zot the worst offender, but even the original post is offensive and full of falsehoods. And the thread has caused the anti-Catholics to gather like jackals, posting the usual lies that have been refuted over and over again (the guy who is convinced that the Pope personally approved the extermination of Croatian Jews and posts the same false information every time he appears has just showed up.)
One really gets tired of knocking down the same tired falsehoods over and over again.
**Anti-Catholicism is indeed the last acceptable prejudice.
**
Our priest gave and outstanding homily today entitled, "Open Season on Jesus".
When it gets posted to our church website, I will send out the link.
Indeed it is. Take heart and stand fast.
Mat 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.