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Pope in US
You can’t visit social media without tripping over news or opinion about Pope Francis visiting the United States right now usually with the hashtag #PopeInUS. I’d say that it was finally drowning out political infighting, but that’s not actually true. … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Mainstream Media, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank
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Dear Media: Stop Lying about the Pope
There is a new article out about the six times that you’ve been flat out lied to about Pope Francis. While long-time readers of The Catholic Geeks have noticed the running gag based around this problem — Strawpope Frank — … Continue reading
Judge Napolitano’s Odd View of Catholicism
The Catholic Geek network brought to my attention an interview with Andrew Napolitano, a former judge on the New York Superior Court and now a law professor and a commentator for various publications in both print and on television. The former … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, History, News, Rants, Resources, The Church
Tagged Annulment, Capitalism, Communism, Doctrine, Economics, Papal Infallibility, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Strawpope Frank, Traditionalism
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Refuting More NY Times Idiocy on Catholicism
The New York Times, in its continuing quest to print all the news that fits the narrative, has published an opinion piece by one Jill Filipovic title “The Pope’s Unforgiving Message of Forgiveness on Abortion.” In it, Ms. Filipovic tries … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Scott Eric Alt, The New York Times, Year of Mercy
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The NPR’s Pathetic Attempt at Catholicism: A Fisk
Pope Francis will soon visit the United States, and that means ’tis the season for moronic attempts by non-Catholics and fake-Catholics to pretend to explain Catholicism to the Low Information Readers. It’s amazing; not too long ago, people had the … Continue reading
Strawpope Frank Returns: A Fisk
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the Battle of the Fisks! This article was so horrible, it got not one, but two fisks here at The Catholic Geeks! That has to be some kind of record. Enjoy! Anything that the … Continue reading
Fisking the Post’s Strawpope
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on Strawpope Frank. Well, actually, they claim it’s on Pope Francis, but we know how that works now, don’t we? The title of the article is “Conservative Dissent is Brewing Inside the Vatican,” … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, News, The Church
Tagged Cardinal Burke, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank
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Catholicism and the Recency Bias
On Sunday, as I was leaving the 7:30 Mass at my parish, I met an elderly woman coming in early for the 9am. She decided to strike up a conversation about the weather, which in my area around this time … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, History, Resources, The Church
Tagged Bias, Vatican I, Vatican II
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ACLU Forces Catholic Hospital To Sterilize Woman
I’m sure no one, at all, saw this coming. The threat of a lawsuit — not the actual lawsuit, the mere threat — from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has compelled Catholic hospital Mercy Medical Center in San Francisco … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Health, News, The Church
Tagged ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Mercy Medical
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The Liturgy Wars: More on Sacred Music
Not too long ago, I wrote a post on all the reasons why sacred music done right was so important. There are good reasons why fluff is not right for the Mass, and “fluff” includes guitars, pianos, and anything written … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Fisks, News, The Church
Tagged Archbishop Chaput, Church Teaching, John Romeri, Liturgy, Mass, Music, Orthodoxy
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(Fake) Catholics for Choice
For well over a year, various people have been telling me I need to be on Twitter. When I created The Catholic Geeks’ Twitter account, those same people celebrated that I would be able to put the “smackdown” on various other … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rants, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Anti-Catholic, Catechism, Catholics for Choice, Planned Parenthood, Snark, Strawpope Frank, Twitter
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Interview with Ann Margaret Lewis on Murder in the Vatican
In 2011, I originally interviews Ann Margaret Lewis for my blog, A Pius Man. Since then, the interview was broken up and reposted for Examiner.com, twice. But now, as Ann Lewis will be my guest this Sunday on the Catholic … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Mystery, The Church, Writing
Tagged Ann Margaret Lewis, Arthur Conan Doyle, interview, Pope Leo XIII, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Vatican
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Talking Iran and Military Tech with Ava Armstrong
Check Out Military Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with We Built That Network on BlogTalkRadio Did I ever mention I live on a corner? A corner that does NOT have a four-way stop sign? What happens when a body (of … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Fiction, Romance, The Church, Thriller, Writing
Tagged Ava Armstrong, Iran, Military, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank, The Catholic Geek Radio Show
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Enter Strawpope Frank
Note: If you listen to The Catholic Geek Radio Show, the following may seem familiar. You may have noticed a new segment on the blog under “The Church.” It’s called Strawpope Frank. Because, let’s face it, every time the Pope says … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Rants, The Church
Tagged Abortion, Climate Change, Liberation Theology, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis, Strawpope Frank, Transgender
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Bastille Day
Today is Bastille Day, seen as the beginning of freedom in France. Of course, it lead almost immediately to one of the worst tyrannies in human history. Then that lead to a more efficient tyranny that contradicted that previous tyranny … Continue reading
There They Go Again: Another Episode of “Pope Francis Said What?”
Once again, the Pope has said something that the media has picked and run with, cackling in glee at further proof of how a left-wing agenda is supported by the Church they reject. Let’s start by looking at what the … Continue reading
The Pope is Not Amused
Well, the Pope is in the news again . . . but this time, not for looking like a communist. In fact, it’s hard to say that this is the face of someone who believes in communist principles: The constantly-peaceful … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, News, The Church
Tagged Bolivia, Communism, Evo Morales, Pope Francis, Pope Julian II
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Today *IS* National Barbecue Day
Every year, someone will complain that we’re losing sight of what this day means in the United States. Someone always complains about that sort of thing for a holiday. So what is the spirit of Independence Day in this country? Is it a … Continue reading
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Pope In DC: Bitchsmacks Obama
While the media drools over everything that the Pope says, either with THE POPE’S A DIRTY COMMIE, or THE POPE IS A GREAT COMMIE! Let’s look at some of what the Pope is actually doing, because I’m tired of this … Continue reading →