{"id":1413,"date":"2016-10-13T03:35:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T07:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/steelmagnificat\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2016-10-13T03:50:53","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T07:50:53","slug":"an-alert-reader-was-wondering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/steelmagnificat\/2016\/10\/an-alert-reader-was-wondering\/","title":{"rendered":"An Alert Reader Was Wondering. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\nAn alert reader wrote in a few hours ago with a question. She writes, \u201cCould one of you write about these supposedly inflammatory statements about Catholics that they found in the hacked emails?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I would be happy to do a little legwork and get back to you, BUT. . \u00a0.<\/p>\n

It seems that fellow Patheosi Keith Michael Estrada of Proper Nomenclature<\/a>\u00a0has in fact beaten me to the punch<\/a>. In general I don\u2019t hesitate to read anything and everything and offer an opinion if I have one, but I am also happy to defer to the better qualified when the topic merits doing so (as it does here).<\/p>\n

Keith writes:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt isn\u2019t a very thorough e-mail and it is tough to conclude that \u201cConservative Catholicism\u201d is being bashed, trashed, or mocked by the authors. There isn\u2019t \u201ca contempt\u201d for Conservative Catholics.<\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think Halpin knows much about Catholicism, I don\u2019t think Palmieri knows much about Catholicism, and I don\u2019t think Podesta knows much about Catholicism. Their organization is funded by big money capitalist groups\u00a0of old, some of which also support right-wing think tanks that conservatives love: the common denominator here being economic liberalism (capitalism).<\/em><\/p>\n

Subsidiarity is something conservatives bring up but don\u2019t seem to understand, but I bet Halpin doesn\u2019t understand it either.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThomistic\u201d can mean lots of things, but if it\u2019s tied to \u201cThomism\u201d \u00a0\u2013 and not Saint Thomas \u2013 then criticism can be justifiable (and, yes, in general plenty of conservative Catholics don\u2019t know what that is).<\/em><\/p>\n

I suppose I simply wanted people to have a copy of the e-mail to read for themselves, as it isn\u2019t what I\u2019d consider bashing \u2013 but you need strong headlines, I guess.<\/em><\/p>\n

The exchange does make me sad. Considering Catholicism a \u201cpolitically conservative religion\u201d breaks my heart. This election has foolery written all over it \u2013 and Catholics are fooled into playing the game. Some (Priests) are so foolish they\u2019re backing Donald Trump<\/a>. Others (here<\/a> and here<\/a>) are almost foaming at the mouth to offer guidance on voting that disregards essential components of what the US Bishops have offered us.<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s call it what it is: a contest, a game, a pageant. The name of the game is also capitalism, and its preference for immorality is blindly ignored \u2013 when not supported \u2013 by Catholics as they condemn evils the system generates. When are we going to grow up and start figuring out how to move beyond such treacheries?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It appears to me that this quote covers the most essential elements, but I encourage anyone interested to follow the link above and read Keith\u2019s entire post. He has written further about leaked emails and the Catholic faith here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While in this instance I thought it was better to direct our readers to Keith\u2019s work, we at Steel Magnificat are always happy to hear from our readers, particularly if there is something you\u2019d like us to write about. (The best way to do that is by messaging our Facebook page<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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