The Reese Factor

[bones_IV]

This goes to show you how low liberal progressives in the Church will stoop, to try to get the Catholic Church to bow down to the world. Won’t happen. This serves as a warning to liberal catholics on this thread who don’t practice their faith. And pick and choose what doctrines they don’t want to believe.

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[TarAshly]

ummmm…I dont get it.

other than being an extremely dull,boring and trivial article, it makes absolutely no sense. It sounds like a fight between school girls. “I told her a secret and told her not to tell and she told anyway so we are not talking to her now!” insert tounge sticking out here)

besides Bones, who made you the know all, see all, hear all and be all of who and what is a true Catholic, when you get off of your pedastool I would be more than happy to have a discussion about this, but until then, I will let this be your little “we’re the best Catholics nany nany boo boo” thread.

 

[bones_IV]

I never said I did. TarAshly, instead of making trash remarks take a deep breath and burn off steam before posting.

 

[Della]

Hey, bones, you have to register to read the article (or whatever it is). I really don’t want to do that, so could you give us the gist of it? Thanks! :tiphat:

 

[bones_IV]

Della:

Hey, bones, you have to register to read the article (or whatever it is). I really don’t want to do that, so could you give us the gist of it? Thanks! :tiphat:

Sure Della, no problem. When I get to it that is.

 

[bones_IV]

“The press and the media are generally avid to report disputes, disagreements and confrontations within the Catholic Church – these things being considered more newsworthy than the Church’s humdrum of saving and santifying souls and leading them to salvation. It was therefore not surprising that the press conference called by Catholic scholars criticizing the draft of the Catechism produced many stories; another juicy disagreement in the Church was at issue…”

 

[Della]

“The press and the media are generally avid to report disputes, disagreements and confrontations within the Catholic Church – these things being considered more newsworthy than the Church’s humdrum of saving and santifying souls and leading them to salvation. It was therefore not surprising that the press conference called by Catholic scholars criticizing the draft of the Catechism produced many stories; another juicy disagreement in the Church was at issue…”

Thanks for posting this part for us. I think this is a fair assessment. The media isn’t interested in what is expected but only in what is unexpected or controversial in such matters. What is there to discuss? I don’t think anyone here would disagree.

Btw, what does “the Reese Factor” refer to? Thanks.

 

[bones_IV]

Della:

Thanks for posting this part for us. I think this is a fair assessment. The media isn’t interested in what is expected but only in what is unexpected or controversial in such matters. What is there to discuss? I don’t think anyone here would disagree.

Btw, what does “the Reese Factor” refer to? Thanks.

“Even before he became editor of America, Father Thomas Reese had demonstrated his ability to manipulate the mass media, and his penchant for questioning Church authority.”

It’s based on Msgr. Wren’s book called Catechisms and Controversies: Religious Education in the Postconciliar Years (Ignatius, 1991). Father Thomas Reese was a master manipulator of people and many of his articles were condenscending, snotty and arragant. And was being defiant towards Rome.

 

[Crumpy]

bones_IV:

This goes to show you how low liberal progressives in the Church will stoop, to try to get the Catholic Church to bow down to the world. Won’t happen. This serves as a warning to liberal catholics on this thread who don’t practice their faith. And pick and choose what doctrines they don’t want to believe.

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Msgr Wrenn’s book goes on at some length to show how poor the reception of the idea of the CCC and the CCC itself has been.

Since it was published, I have lived in three dioceses, none of which seemed especially excited about its publication.

I have used the CCC to write letters to Catholic newspapers to refute articles I have seen there, but the authors usually come back at me with some retort that the CCC is not considered an infallible statement of beliefs. That is to suggest to the opponents that there is no compulsion to use the CCC.

Wrenn has pointed out that publications have appeared that deviate from CCC even under the guise of compliance, and are described with the words “based on” the CCC or the like.

I’ve been in a protracted tussle over whether “the last supper” (not a biblical term) was a Passover meal – the CCC says that it was. But, that is not enough for those who cite the “Biblical scholars” who disagree, citing Jn 19:14 etc.

I have been in other tussles over the sidestepping of the guidance of the CCC for interpretation of the Bible (41 - about 151). Locally, the teachers and catechists prefer the “scholarly” but non-catechism-compliant New Jerome Biblical Commentary.

 

[bones_IV]

I can site the catechism all I want to, but people keep telling me that: “the Catholic Church is just a human institution”, “the Pope is not infallible”. What do they do? They go to their supposedly sophisticated and educated people, who have this “sceptical” outlook on the faith. These dissents want to have a “sceptical” outlook because if they show ascent to the truth, they are afraid of loosing “credibility”. It’s called lack of courage. Why many of these professors and dissident Catholics are still teaching in the Catholic universities all over the land is beyond me. With their Stalinist, communistic beliefs they tend to lecture the Vatican as if they have this superior intellect. Ex-Catholics who are just simply bitter with the Church. They should be excommunicated. Pray for our blessed Benedict XVI. I think we are on the move towards a much more holier Church.