Letter of Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos to Mgr. Fellay

Una Voce` ^

[Siobhan]

I saw this once in a movie.

LOL !!!

[american colleen]

I'm not sure this is really you or possibly rnmomof7. What's the code word???

[Siobhan]

You are still around misusing the title that belongs to the Holy Virgin Mary?

[Siobhan]

Hehehe. =)

[sitetest]

Dear theotokos,

What is unedifying is the attack by SmallStillVoice against Dr. Kopp, who is a better Catholic than I could hope to be.

"Mr. Kopp's very strange threats with guns, claims of getting threats at home, and of 'homosexuals,' and then putting up his phone number on the Web!"

Well, perhaps you think it is strange. I, on the other hand, have been at FR for a while, and have seen that some posters have received credible threats by the less-than-stable. I view Brian's reminder that he legally carries a weapon as a reminder to the loonies here that actions have consequences. I'm sorry that you see his legitimate response to StillSmallVoice's lunatic accusations as the strange part of all this.

"Trace the calls, Mr. Kopp, via the phone company operator if you are really getting threats at home and must brandish your gun (and phone number!!!) at the same time! Trace the call and bring the culprit to court."

Having been on the receiving end of this sort of thing, myself, I know that the phone company and the authorities aren't terribly interested in doing anything about it. At least, they weren't when my wife was receiving these sorts of calls.

"I too noticed narses and polycarp writing in the same linguistic style and on the same topics."

You need to re-read what I wrote, as you have gotten it absolutely backwards. My own analysis is that the writing and linguistic style are markedly different.

"I thought he was only an extreme trad, now I think he is volatile and that this whole thread should be deleted!"

Brian isn't actually a trad. He is sympathetic toward them, but sometimes thinks trads get a bit out of hand. I agree with Brian, both in his sympathy, and for his views that sometimes they go a little too far. Or even a lot too far, in the case of the schismatics. Brian is very unsympathetic toward the ones who are either just this side of schism, or just on the other side.

Narses, you will see, is mostly a trad, but in no way schismatic. However, narses is much more sympathetic to those who find themselves not in full communion with our Holy Father.

I hope this thread isn't deleted. It shows some people in a bright light, which is a good thing.

"He gave us FAR too much information about his combustible self."

It's all information that's been put up here, before, for good or ill.

Brian isn't "combustible". He's tired. He's tired because the harvest is great and the laborers are few. And when he's tired, he gets emotional.

Should you find yourself laboring in the Lord's fields as hard as Brian, you may find yourself tired and emotional, as well.

sitetest
...and it's really me.

[Siobhan]

Hey sitetest! (if you are you and I am I....) God bless!

[patent]

Looks like theo just asked to be nuked. Or was nuked, whichever.

patent

[american colleen]

Please change your screen name. Especially if you are going to post unkindly.

[american colleen]

Man, things will just not be the same without him!

[Siobhan]

Well, "theotokos" has been banned. Very good.

[patent]

>>>>>Please change your screen name. Especially if you are going to post unkindly.

Ooooh, to slow, already gone. ;-)

patent

[sitetest]

Dear Siobhan,

I THINK I'm me! But let me look...

Yep. It's me, all right.

God bless you, too.

Please note post #206 where Mr. Hand quotes himself, er..., "theotokos" relays a "message" from Mr. Hand. How charitable to insult Brian as a professional. Always a sign of a really devout, faithful, charitable Catholic.

Good night.

sitetest

[cebadams]

OK, I'm now thoroughly confused. I always though FR consisted of a bunch of well informed people (mostly). I even have listes of FReepers I watch for. Now I find out that there is only one FReeper who types really fast. Oh well, I'll just have to sort it all out tomorrow.

God bless you all.

[AKA Elena]

Late to the board, I know. I'm struggling with choosing the liturgy for the memorial Mass for Dan, (my brother who died last Sunday) on this coming Saturday.

Thanks for your great reply in defense of Brian ... and narses, two among our best.

This thread has been a great enlightenment shining down on my own naivete about the purposes of some who come to our part of this forum ... not all are well-intentioned. When will I ever learn? Then again the split personality replies were enjoyable and a great break for me as I try to use the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass to reach out to some hearts that need to be touched through/after the loss of my Brother.

[ELS]

Well, "theotokos" has been banned.

Deo Gratias!

Let's pray a rosary (to the real Theotokos) for him/her.

[patent]

>>>>God bless you all.

We thank you.

patlycarptestnarels

[Catholicguy]

Boy, I go on vacation for a few weeks and look at what I missed...Dang

[livius]

What a truly strange event (the Theotokos affair!). I always look forward to reading the good posts from both Polycarp and narses, and I was shocked by the ravings of that poster.

Keep up the good work, Polycarp. It's very upsetting to get threatening or hate mail, and particularly so at one's personal non-FR address. This happened to me only once, relating to some comments about Islam. It was quite a creepy experience.