tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post2750522670048109976..comments2023-09-12T03:38:50.647-04:00Comments on Connecticut Catholic Corner: Fr. Longenecker's Church of Nasty vs Church of Nice (UPDATED)Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-87062923383010994092015-09-09T02:45:47.984-04:002015-09-09T02:45:47.984-04:00Longenecker is a coward. Period.Longenecker is a coward. Period.Joseph D'Hippolitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15571554907399914529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-3490775017039584892015-03-29T19:32:48.013-04:002015-03-29T19:32:48.013-04:00Julie, your best yet! God bless you.Julie, your best yet! God bless you.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00003965922434128196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-29728810247705420962014-09-16T09:11:35.072-04:002014-09-16T09:11:35.072-04:00Kudos to Fr. Longenecker for having a dialogue wit...Kudos to Fr. Longenecker for having a dialogue with you Julie. With regard to being worked into a 'lather' unnecessarily, however, I do wish Fr. would see that his generalizations are not helpful. (Or the patronizing off-to-the-corner verbiage.)<br /><br />In fact, these generalizations contribute very much to the misunderstandings of what he says he doesn't like (watered down Catholicism) and how he actually presents himself in his writing. <br /><br />So, Father, if you're reading, please back up the Rooster Cogburn Catholicism with the real deal. That way folks can SEE you are John Wayne, not have to be convinced you are the Duke because you seem to be playing a very different character while being John Wayne behind the scenes.<br /><br />Hopefully, Julie, Father will continue following your blog and correspond minus the broad brush that doesn't help mend Catholic fences. And sorry, but that is the outreach that should be the main focus in my opinion. Get all hands on deck and muster the troops to evangelize the integrity of the Catholic ship without having to fire a single shot - or in this case an ambiguous word.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235729013713862652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-8131730678081918072014-09-14T17:17:19.996-04:002014-09-14T17:17:19.996-04:00P.S. Fr Longenecker deserves a small pat on the ba...P.S. Fr Longenecker deserves a small pat on the back for replying to your emails. So that's a +1<br /><br />But then he should get a -20 or worse for defending Dolan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-26327120662668738062014-09-14T16:34:39.676-04:002014-09-14T16:34:39.676-04:00Julie, I applaud your approach. If Longenecker wan...Julie, I applaud your approach. If Longenecker wants to silence feedback, then let the feedback sprout up elsewhere. Being nice and obedient only lets the bad triumph.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-81349378897857673152014-09-11T06:20:44.283-04:002014-09-11T06:20:44.283-04:00Great post!Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063949210549600810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-65133569899924373382014-09-10T00:58:29.828-04:002014-09-10T00:58:29.828-04:00Thank you all for the wonderful responses!
It...Thank you all for the wonderful responses! <br /><br />It's great to see so many AUTHENTIC Catholics who won't be silenced. :) <br /><br />God bless you all!<br /><br />In Christ,<br /><br />Julie @ Connecticut Catholic Corner<br />Connecticut Catholic Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640448130713614258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-46023962786223024432014-09-09T18:57:56.513-04:002014-09-09T18:57:56.513-04:00Your post said it all. Benedict the Beloved said, ...Your post said it all. Benedict the Beloved said, "the Church will become smaller, but purer." I can guarantee that smaller Church won't be the Church of Nice. Our Lady of Good Success promised that after all the horrors and abominations of the latter part of the 20th Century, the Church would arise stronger than ever. In the meantime, I want to run in and start turning over tables. Keep up the good work. Peace and BlessingsE. G. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652592168682986762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-51181112457655427392014-09-09T17:09:21.222-04:002014-09-09T17:09:21.222-04:00Oh and BTW, I never bother going over to Fr.'s...Oh and BTW, I never bother going over to Fr.'s site anymore. Thanks for the update.TLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185788425122984772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-53407147462772982532014-09-09T17:07:32.265-04:002014-09-09T17:07:32.265-04:00Good job Julie! Personally I guess (according to ...Good job Julie! Personally I guess (according to Fr) I'm from the Church of Nasty, but hey, I'm in good company, because so is Mother Angelica! In case you haven't seen them, Michael Voris had several clips on her 'rants' from years ago when she was taking errant Bishops apart limb by limb. She was BEAUTIFUL to watch!!! She told them in no uncertain terms that if they kept spewing out their 'false church' they would burn in the depths of h _ _ _. Sooooo........I'm with MOTHER!!TLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185788425122984772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-48897460607021889582014-09-09T15:27:46.285-04:002014-09-09T15:27:46.285-04:00Very well said Julie! Enough is enough and I chal...Very well said Julie! Enough is enough and I challenge every authentic Catholic out there to stand up to to this Church of Nice nonsense and defend Holy Mother Church.XFitr4Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833817027885128392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-10808828779950510752014-09-09T13:27:07.863-04:002014-09-09T13:27:07.863-04:00The article was great and so were all the comments...The article was great and so were all the comments (so far). Amen and thanks.David Wendellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169449473988304461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-65959720466369814342014-09-09T11:27:27.820-04:002014-09-09T11:27:27.820-04:00Chesterton would not abide the "creed" o...Chesterton would not abide the "creed" of Fr Longenecker:<br /><br />"Our real error in such a case is that we do not know or care about the creed itself, from which a people’s customs, good or bad, will necessarily flow. We talk much about ‘respecting’ this or that person’s religion; but the way to respect a religion is to treat it as a religion: to ask what are its tenets and what are their consequences. But modern tolerance is deafer than intolerance. The old religious authorities, at least, defined a heresy before they condemned it, and read a book before they burned it. But we are always saying to a Mormon or a Moslem – ‘Never mind about your religion, come to my arms.’ To which he naturally replies — ‘But I do mind about my religion, and I advise you to mind your eye.’" - G.K.Chesterton<br /><br />"In real life, people who are most bigoted are the people who have no convictions at all...<br /><br />Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions." - G.K.Chesterton<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802009599437420045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-23573302754084326112014-09-09T11:19:12.608-04:002014-09-09T11:19:12.608-04:00Dear Fr Longenecker:
"I know your works; I k...Dear Fr Longenecker:<br /><br />"I know your works; I know that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of my mouth." - Revelations 3:15-16<br /><br />"Tolerance and apathy are the last virtues of a dying society." - Aristotle<br /><br />"Tolerance is a virtue of a man with no convictions." - G.K.ChestertonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802009599437420045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-28074600007161251262014-09-09T07:37:57.054-04:002014-09-09T07:37:57.054-04:00Muller-Fellay Meeting: Cardinal Muller will not ac...Muller-Fellay Meeting: Cardinal Muller will not accept Vatican Council II without the irrational premise and he wants the SSPX, FFI to use the false premise with the Council and Catechism ?<br /><br />http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2014/09/muller-fellay-meeting-would-cardinal.html<br />Catholic Missionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06025127342963192930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-75321663869928678252014-09-09T01:27:03.099-04:002014-09-09T01:27:03.099-04:00We can't pursue Truth, unless we're able t...We can't pursue Truth, unless we're able to freely converse, even when people disagree...as such, I'm a member of the "Nasty Church" you know, those that believe that the Church should be the Church...<br /><br />God bless you for all that you do. Православный физикhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313371333531421128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-18036739970774703552014-09-08T19:05:26.283-04:002014-09-08T19:05:26.283-04:00Thank you so much!In a survey from our diocese I s...Thank you so much!In a survey from our diocese I said it was a sacrilege that politicians who support and vote for gay marriage and abortion were given the Eucharist even after Cardinal Raymond Burke issued a letter instructing Bishops that it must stop. Silence was my reply. Last weeks first reading from Ezekiel clearly says we will suffer if we see someone sinning and don't tell them. I just don't get it. Do the Bishops and Cardinals think they won't be held accountable? Maybe they don't believe in the Church. I can't understand it. I am sad for our Church and pray God will turn their hearts. Thank you for speaking for many of us.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00155314025772115166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-72243164552190046882014-09-08T19:02:22.415-04:002014-09-08T19:02:22.415-04:00Well said, Julie! No wonder Fr. L closed his combo...Well said, Julie! No wonder Fr. L closed his combox. Heaven forbid anyone disagree with him, we are then labelled the church of nasty! I have been Catholic my whole life; and I do not like what I see; the terrible disrespect within churches, the kneelers going away, noise, Protestant hymns, devotionals gone, no sense of the sacred, it makes me very sad. And the Latin mass? Where is that?!<br />This has all happened under the guise of 'reform' but it is much more than that. The bishops have ruined so many things; it's a wonder any of it will ever be made right again!Tealady24https://www.blogger.com/profile/17514705211458688386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-46925165041279415372014-09-08T18:40:16.167-04:002014-09-08T18:40:16.167-04:00A Very well stated commentary!! Thank You!!!!! A Very well stated commentary!! Thank You!!!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701689136935342142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-59355990269493816652014-09-08T18:11:02.262-04:002014-09-08T18:11:02.262-04:00Wow what a great post....by God's grace of cou...Wow what a great post....by God's grace of course. I was just listening to Al Kresta on Catholic Radio and he was going on about we should not "attack" bishop Dolan...and was trying to shame the laity for doing so...saying that 1. Dolan/Diocese have very little control over the parade now unlike O'Connor. 2.That it was a provincial decision outside of the Church. I say that is hooey....and your post took the words right out of my head.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741189416593229111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-31417838903432424792014-09-08T09:57:24.790-04:002014-09-08T09:57:24.790-04:00Great post, Julie! I'm removing the link to Fr...Great post, Julie! I'm removing the link to Fr. Longenecker's blog from my site. I'm sure if he read my posts I'd be one of the "nasties." What I want to know is where have all the real men gone? You know, the ones who get out the baseball bat to defend Holy Mother the Church, the bride of Christ? We are, after all, called the Church Militant, but darn few are willing to act like warriors for the faith. I pray to be a warrior like Chesterton who never minced words, but managed to remain friends and challenge those with whom he disagreed completely. Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-67299629475274019542014-09-08T09:13:51.923-04:002014-09-08T09:13:51.923-04:00Sadly, Fr. Longenecker, baits the very bears he se...Sadly, Fr. Longenecker, baits the very bears he seems to call out for being bears. All the while presenting himself as an increasingly popular bear trainer.<br /><br />With all due respect, one is left to wonder what his true purpose is on Standing On My Head - relaying actual Catholic Truths and being unitive as he purports in his own writings. Or is his purpose to draw crowds to his show and sway those otherwise disinclined to his POV to play the silent part of being slapped with a fish in the face. The good Father can only say I'm nice and equitable so much while in reality acting and writing the opposite. I wonder if he is even aware of the baiting nature of his work.<br /><br />But removing the combox on his blog, under the guise of his being attacked, has effectively gagged the bad bears... in addition to anyone with the Catholic courage and understanding to call him out in his error when presenting 'bear' facts. Now it would seem he's running wild with his own factoids about defining all manner of things... to include those who by rights are not bears at all. Again, minus any correction. His response, "Fuggetaboutit." <br /><br />That is an extremely bad place to be for anyone with "unblemished minds and hearts" especially those deemed "my dear readers'. Because readers is all they'll ever be for if they dare to learn or challenge or even ask, out come the labels and nasty innuendo that is often decried within the very articles themselves as being bad. A lovely catch 22.<br /><br />That said, even with the combox cut off, Father's increasing 'popularity' is going to call for greater clarity. He cannot shut down everyone's combox. So perhaps this is just a learning curve for everyone in how not to go about dialogue - painting oneself as the innocent while laying down bear bait is not that. But that is a Catholic thought - as encouraging another to sin is in fact sinning oneself. <br /><br />"...Fathers, provoke not your children to indignation, lest they be discouraged."<br /><br />And God bless YOU, Julie, for providing some format to vent this nonsense division set up those who would teach bears to be dogs or cats or anything else but what God, by His grace, has made us.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235729013713862652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149438906545544596.post-90709212665336499852014-09-07T23:22:07.361-04:002014-09-07T23:22:07.361-04:00Bravo! Well said!Bravo! Well said!Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.com