There are a subset of Catholic FReepers who refer to themselves as "monarchists", because a benevolent dictatorship (i.e. a monarchy) is their preferred/ideal form of government. Some of them actually cheered on the (perceived) demise of the USA and of free market capitalism after Obama was elected. One of their more vocal members was the recently banned B-Chan, but there are others who are still active and posting on Free Republic. I'm not surprised to hear that the supposedly conservative Michael Voris is a monarchist, too. It's not for nothing that he's referred to as part of the "Catholic Taliban".
God help the United States of America, if Catholic Monarchism is considered part of the "conservatism" that is promoted on Free Republic. Here's hoping that they get caught in their anti-Americanism, and quickly too.
What he means by web-based McCarthyism is what John L Allen (of the National Catholic Reporter) calls the “Catholic Taliban”.Allen’s explanation of this term was recently spelled out to an audience at the University of Texas. It was necessary, Allen said, to strike “a balance between two extremes”. This is how he described these extremes:
“On the one extreme lies what my friend and colleague George Weigel correctly terms ‘Catholicism Lite’, meaning a watered-down, sold-out form of secularised religiosity, Catholic in name only. On the other is what I call ‘Taliban Catholicism’, meaning a distorted, angry form of the faith that knows only how to excoriate, condemn, and smash the TV sets of the modern world........Singled out for special attention was RealCatholicTV.com, which, accused the paper, is “hunting for ‘traitorous’ nuns, priests or bishops throughout the American Church”. “We’re no more engaged in a witch hunt than a doctor excising a cancer is engaged in a witch hunt,” said Michael Voris of RealCatholicTV.com and St Michael’s Media. “We’re just shining a spotlight on people who are Catholics who do not live the faith.”
-- from the thread Attacks build up on the ‘Taliban’ and the ‘McCarthyites’ of the Catholic blogosphere
I consider myself a Catholic Monarchist. This is because I’ve examined the prophecies involved and have not found them incongruent with either my faith or my personal political predilections. Should a true Catholic Monarch arise in my lifetime, I would seek emigration, as the USA is not a monarchy, and the whole GMC prophecy is wrapped up in Europe anyway. There’s no reason for it to influence American politics apart from a possible exodus of the conservative Catholic vote. Until that time, a Republic is still the most sensible way to go.
As for the "Catholic Taliban", first I think that's slander of the worst sort given that I know of no one who is planning to kill those who don't agree with them, and second, at least the guy in question is working hard for maximum shock value in a lot of his little comments. Whether he and his organization are anywhere near as radical as some people think remains to be seen.
I followed your link to see the name of "the paper" which refers to Michael Voris as "hunting." Well, what do you know. It's the New York Slimes.
1. Since when do conservatives at FR take the NYT at face value? When they're going after Catholics, of course.
2. Why, after all the exhortations by anti-Catholics to clean up our own church, would anyone consider it a bad thing to shine a spotlight on bad priests, nuns or bishops?
Just Wow. Has anyone ever looked at this "Great Catholic Monarch" prophecy (Yahoo Search)?
Seems very familiar... *shudder*
I had never heard of it before, but it seems to be popular among the papists...
@Quix: plz ping prophecy minded folks...
The problem with our Government is not the expansion of the franchise - that wouldn't be an issue AT ALL - if we still had a Government of limited and enumerated powers.
Without it, the public will vote themselves an indefinite supply of “bread and circuses”.