tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post1083132828203272451..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: On "silencing" commentatorsFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-39560974262223278492008-01-09T01:17:00.000+00:002008-01-09T01:17:00.000+00:00Fr. Ray,You doubtless saw the Evening Standard art...Fr. Ray,<BR/><BR/>You doubtless saw the Evening Standard article about Damian Thompson and the Cardinal on January 7th ("A Modern Inquisition") which mentioned you.<BR/><BR/>The most intriguing remark was the assertion that Pope Benedict reads Fr. Z's blog -- I wonder where the reporter got that from?<BR/><BR/>"The claims about Murphy-O'Connor's 'fatwa' (if we can mix religious terms) against Thompson has been spread by 'Fr Z', the most famous blogger in the conservative Catholic world. The Pope is said to be one of his most avid readers."<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't that be a fine thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-29288889656596449822008-01-01T01:14:00.000+00:002008-01-01T01:14:00.000+00:00Only if we can silence you, Ray. It cuts both ways...Only if we can silence you, Ray. It cuts both ways. Just because you wear the robe doesn't mean that your kowtow to the "magisterium" - which is really nothing more than swallowing propaganda without chewing thoughtfully - isn't full of crap. <BR/><BR/>Silence America, go ahead, its readership will rise up and say "fuck you" to the vatican for its overreach. The leader that does not have respect for the minds of his followers deserves nothing short of such a rebuke. It would be a tribute to the grace of God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-8662159306732319672007-12-30T13:07:00.000+00:002007-12-30T13:07:00.000+00:00Rather overlooks the responsibility of individual ...Rather overlooks the responsibility of individual bloggers to keep things under control. Whatever "market forces" may be, they certainly don't police the internet.Jeffrey Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669565372315999650noreply@blogger.com