Archbishop Niederauer complains about blogging "bullies"...

Tom Peters writes:

...the truly unfortunate addition to the debate was made today by the Archbishop himself:

Asked about reaction he had received, Archbishop Niederauer expressed concern about the impact of Web logs, or blogs."

The blogosphere is a kind of dangerous, endless recess in a global schoolyard," he said, "where the bullies with the biggest bullhorns can shout whatever they want."

...doesn't the line given by Archbishop Niederauer ("The blogosphere is a kind of dangerous, endless recess in a global schoolyard where the bullies with the biggest bullhorns can shout whatever they want.") almost sound like a trial-run for the account he will be eventually asked to give for this whole affair to his brother bishops and superiors in Rome?

Of course, there is much, much more...

While complaining about blogs might be justified in some instances, this episode at Most Holy Redeemer doesn't appear to one of those cases - any reasonable and prudent individual should have been aware of the "climate" of the parish. This would seem to be even more important for a visiting bishop, especially considering the parish's history and its apparent defiance of the moral teachings of the Church.

One might wonder if the good archbishop would prefer that everyone close their eyes while the moral teachings of the Church are ridiculed and the Holy Eucharist is freely given to those who display such utter contempt for Christ and His Church. It's inconceivable how anyone could claim to be ignorant of history of the "Sisters of Perpetual Self-Indulgence" or shut his eyes to the whole sordid affair.

Some would prefer that faithful Catholics no longer defend the faith against such miserable atrocities. But this, no faithful Catholic can do.

These people need our prayers. Perhaps the sad experience will allow them to see the harm and scandal that they are causing to the Church>

You can read the entire post at AmericanPapist here.