tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post1652494188437943427..comments2024-02-13T03:24:07.880-06:00Comments on The Eye-Witness: SORRY, YOUR EXCELLENCY. WE'RE NOT BUYING.Aged parenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-65429109739235591712012-04-03T12:51:47.785-05:002012-04-03T12:51:47.785-05:00Reverand Father:
I thank you for your comments.
...Reverand Father:<br /><br />I thank you for your comments.<br /><br />In Hebrew lore, as you probably know, a "golem" was a mythical creature who would do the bidding of the rabbi who brought him to life, to wreak vengeance on the rabbi's enemies. This myth also served as the inspiration for Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, of course. I do not say that the photo of the Bishop proves that he is a "golem"; I say that he is obviously the golem of Cardinal Wuerl who doesn't want to sully his pretty hands by directly intervening, and who is acting in a petulant and vindictive manner toward a good priest. The Cardinal obviously is not man enough to do his own dirty work so he sends out an underling to do it for him. And considering the Cardinal's noted philosemitism I believe the golem comparison is most apt.<br /><br />On your interesting blog I have seen that you have come down on the side of Cardinal Wuerl (via the pedantic musings of Dr Peters) and that you feel that somehow Father Guarnizo has made a boo-boo. That is your privilege, of course, and I have been constrained to point out in your comments section the one or two facts you had been wrongly given.<br /><br />As for Bishop Knesthout, let us just say that his photo does not give one too much confidence. And his rather craven subservience to a Cardinal who is clearly in the wrong - as epitomized in that ridiculous letter he wrote suggesting that Guarnizo had emotional issues - certainly confirms the first impressions occasioned by the photo.<br /><br />Knesthout is certainly no St Anthony of Padua, who was not above telling his Bishop that he was preaching heresy.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-12646105096447760802012-03-31T19:30:19.065-05:002012-03-31T19:30:19.065-05:00@Aged Parent,
To post a picture of a bishop, just ...@Aged Parent,<br />To post a picture of a bishop, just smiling ... not doing anything scandalous ... just looking at the camera ... wearing clerics, not a clown outfit ... just looking at the camera and smiling ...<br />To post such a picture, and then to claim that the picture alone proves the man is a "golem" and unworthy of the Episcopacy ... and to further claim that the Pope should be able to tell (just from LOOKING at him) that he is a wretch and a sinner ...<br /><br />... well, it is simply disgusting ... it poisons anything else you might say ... go talk to your parish priest about it, see what he thinks ... better, give a call to Fr. Guarnizo and see if he appreciates your "support".<br /><br />[I wonder what you would say about a picture of poor old St. Thomas Aquinas?]Father Ryan Erlenbushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557817305024750902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-52074549296717328992012-03-18T11:42:09.191-05:002012-03-18T11:42:09.191-05:00You couldn't be more right, Mr DeLano. I'...You couldn't be more right, Mr DeLano. I'm not being sarcastic when I say that Fathers Rodriguez and Guarnizo would make pretty good Popes, too.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-66147291838467363802012-03-17T22:06:28.716-05:002012-03-17T22:06:28.716-05:00Excellent candidates for new bishops:
Fr. Rodrigu...Excellent candidates for new bishops:<br /><br />Fr. Rodriguez in TX<br />Fr. Guarzino in DCRick DeLanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675522207482535734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-57483390871873792292012-03-16T18:34:50.229-05:002012-03-16T18:34:50.229-05:00Thanks, Anon. Alas, that address did not work eit...Thanks, Anon. Alas, that address did not work either.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-36840109615478707742012-03-16T13:23:39.105-05:002012-03-16T13:23:39.105-05:00Try this one: benedettoxvi@vatican.vaTry this one: benedettoxvi@vatican.vaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-5326775397603576522012-03-14T10:03:51.061-05:002012-03-14T10:03:51.061-05:00Actually, I have tried on numerous occasions to co...Actually, I have tried on numerous occasions to contact the Holy Father by way of his email. But every time I try the email comes back as "undeliverable".<br /><br />It may be my computer, or it may be another reason but he is not getting my emails. If you attempt it, and succeed, do let us know.<br /><br />Anon: I did not know the physical particulars about Father Marcel until reading what you sent, so your comment is spot on.Aged parenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05217229048176272954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-36465475287720551662012-03-14T09:47:32.739-05:002012-03-14T09:47:32.739-05:00Father Marcel is extremely soft-spoken, elegant in...Father Marcel is extremely soft-spoken, elegant in his speech and manners, perhaps 5'7" and around 150 pounds. It is possible to imagine him making others feel less sophisticated, but intimidated? This I doubt very much. The accusation is absurd on its face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5637864682999679595.post-11827913772127077742012-03-14T07:54:42.801-05:002012-03-14T07:54:42.801-05:00You are right in that this battle is one of attrit...You are right in that this battle is one of attrition. How about email? benedictxvi@vatican.vaCeTnoreply@blogger.com