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Did anyone see Fr. Groeschel’s show on EWTN last night (1/17)? His guest was a Paulist priest, Fr. Bruce Nielie, who is very much into the social Gospel. At one point he mentioned Jacques Maritain, a very well respected Catholic philosopher, who corresponded at one time with Saul Alinsky, who wrote “Rules for Radicals”, which is basically the Bible for liberals. There is even a book containing the correspondence between these 2 men. I was waiting for the priest to condemn the writings of Saul Alinsky, and was somewhat alarmed when he did not, but seemed to rather praise him. Fr. Groeschel did not say anything.
The last call of the show was a woman who said she was very alarmed by the mention of Saul Alinsky, and wondered if the priest knew that “Rules for Radicals” was dedicated to Satan. The priest said he didn’t know anything about that, but defended Alinsky by saying that he correspondence with Jacques Maritain, so how could he be wrong? To me, that is like saying Judas was one of the apostles, so how could he be wrong. Fr. Groeschel said he did not know anything about Saul Alinsky, but maybe they would get into it at a later date.
BTW, the dedication for Alinsky’s book is as follows:
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer”
I talked with a Paulist priest, ordained 40 years ago, who told me that many of his colleagues got caught up in the social gospel and that it really led them away from the True Gospel of Christ, and that at one point he even had to catch himself from being swept up in it. Fr. Groeschel said he has known Fr. Nieli for over 30 years, but I wonder how well he really knows him. Fr. Nielie had nothing negative to say about Obama, even when talking about abortion, which he is against. Fr. Neilie was also very big on allowing illegal immigrants into the US.
Does anyone else know anything about Fr. Niele? I get a chance to see Fr. Groeshel every month or so, and was wondering if I should say anything to him. (I don’t know Fr. Groeschel personally, but I go to his talks here in New York).
The last call of the show was a woman who said she was very alarmed by the mention of Saul Alinsky, and wondered if the priest knew that “Rules for Radicals” was dedicated to Satan. The priest said he didn’t know anything about that, but defended Alinsky by saying that he correspondence with Jacques Maritain, so how could he be wrong? To me, that is like saying Judas was one of the apostles, so how could he be wrong. Fr. Groeschel said he did not know anything about Saul Alinsky, but maybe they would get into it at a later date.
BTW, the dedication for Alinsky’s book is as follows:
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history (and who is to know where mythology leaves off and history begins — or which is which), the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer”
I talked with a Paulist priest, ordained 40 years ago, who told me that many of his colleagues got caught up in the social gospel and that it really led them away from the True Gospel of Christ, and that at one point he even had to catch himself from being swept up in it. Fr. Groeschel said he has known Fr. Nieli for over 30 years, but I wonder how well he really knows him. Fr. Nielie had nothing negative to say about Obama, even when talking about abortion, which he is against. Fr. Neilie was also very big on allowing illegal immigrants into the US.
Does anyone else know anything about Fr. Niele? I get a chance to see Fr. Groeshel every month or so, and was wondering if I should say anything to him. (I don’t know Fr. Groeschel personally, but I go to his talks here in New York).