Posted on 03/09/2007 9:39:24 PM PST by Caravaggio
In the face of modern challenges to the Faith, Catholics who have a high profile in media, culture and government have a very grave responsibility to witness it correctly; otherwise, they will be held accountable in heaven for their anti-witness which affects the faith of millions.
For example, last Friday Sean Hannity took a few moments out of his afternoon radio show to make an apology. When I heard that the rather brash Hannity was actually going to apologize for something I was interested to find out what that would be. At first he sounded very sincere in saying we have to take responsibility for our mistakes. Fine so far. Then he went on to tell his hearers that he had taken two bites of a chicken sandwich that day because he had been traveling and literally forgot it was a Friday of Lent. He stopped eating it when he realized it was a Friday, but he used the opportunity on the show to make a fairly big deal about the "eat meat on Friday and you can go to hell" issue.
Well, even though he claims to be a "good Catholic," Hannity is hardly a credible commentator on Catholic matters. The chicken sandwich scandal was fairly trivial in the overall scheme of his show, but it said much more about the depth of his faith than anything else. I suspect that a great number of Catholics live their faith in the same way—rule-bound and juvenile—but we need something better from a public "Catholic" like Hannity. We need a vibrant witness of someone who knows and embraces his Faith as deeply as he articulates his political passions.
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Sean was clearly affected by this and came out swinging saying things like "judge not lest ye be judged" etc. and making a fool of himself saying "don't you know I went to a SEMINARY???" As if THAT makes him a scholar on Catholic theology - a topic it seems he knows nothing about.
Sean Hannity does not know the Catholic faith. He was schooled during the age of the Catechesis of Glitter.
Of all of the fights to have, I don't see this as being one of the useful ones. John Kerry and Ted Kennedy are still out there claiming to be Catholics. I think they certainly deserve more of our opprobrium
That's the Father Euteneuer I know!
Apparently Sean's more concerned about two bites of Chicken than his very public support for candidate who supports abortion.
Yeh, but he's a good American. /sarcasm
I stopped listening to his show a long time ago.
Yeah, I stopped listening to him as well. I still listen to Rush though.
Catholic ping!
Agreed. I thought Sean came off pretty badly in the segment.
The priest was right. If someone claims to be a Catholic, they have an obligation to follow the faith. And, in regards to Sean's repeated use of the sinner's most oft-used defense, "judge not lest you be judged." Maybe he should read the Bible.
How in the world are believers supposed to keep the church pure of heresy if they cannot judge anyone at any time for any reason whatsoever?
Sean sure did lose it. I just wished he would have SHUT UP and let Father TALK at some point. But every time Father made a point, he'd chime in with some useless non-sequitur about the Church sex scandal, or "judge not lest ye be judged". (Somehow I don't remember him criticizing the priests and bishops who said they would deny Kerry and Pelosi Communion. He was all for this. But hey, isn't this JUDGING??)
Father had so many good points to make but Sean was so filled with pride he wouldn't let him get a word in edgewise.
Father said he would deny Sean communion at his Mass.
That was a pretty powerful TV moment.
Personally, I like sporadically watching Hannity on TV, but his radio show is really boring. Tonight he really looked like a chump, sounded exactly like a cornered liberal and lost a great deal of respect from me.
Caravaggio wrote: "Sean sure did lose it. I just wished he would have SHUT UP and let Father TALK at some point. "
I can stand listening to him on his show, because he's the only one speaking. On H&C, however, he's terrible. He just won't shut up and let anyone else express a thought.
I could not believe the way Sean savaged the priest about the sex scandals. In other words Sean, and people like him, are trying to tell priests that they cannot speak on any issue ever because of the sex scandal. That is what the media wanted to do; they want to shut the Catholic Church up about every issue.
"I stopped listening to his show a long time ago."
So have I. I find him preachy, overbearing and very much enthralled with himself. Success went to his head right after he had his own radio program. Who gives a shit anyway that the turkey ate a chicken sandwich? I hope it gave him the runs.
Another Question: Why do the bishops and priests support illegals breaking our laws by coming illegally into our country. I thought the Catholic Church taught that we are to obey the law.
Pro-Life bump
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