Bishop Adamec Goes Unnoticed and Unmourned into Retirement last January

The Eponymous Flower ^ | April 9, 2011 | Tancred

[0beron]

Bishop Adamec of the highly troubled Altoona-Johnestown Diocese retired in January of this year. How was it it was missed? Someone should have been popping the cork of champagne. But like the despot of a distant oriental country flooded with sand and camels tethered in the ruins of better days, his unhappy reign has passed like the report of a swinging rusty sign, deep in the rust belt somewhere between Detroit and Saginaw.

[D-fendr]

Hubris.

Why isn't that comment making it personal?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

But lately there seem to be so many RC newbies.

One right after the other...

[Salvation]

Welcome back home and welcome to FR

[Running On Empty]

Good.

[cantabile]

Wow, that seems harsh.

Ah. Perhaps I can explain. Dr. Kopp is guilty of "posting while Catholic". This is an unpardonable sin on the Religion Forum, especially as he replied to idiotic snark with objective facts. Having violated the unwritten law in this way, it was necessary to nail his head to the floor.

All of this makes perfect sense ... in the Twilight Zone.

Apparently you've been discovered by the Usual Suspects. Pity, that. If you haven't discovered it yet, these are a collection of about a dozen pathetic souls who can think of nothing better to do with their time than torment decent, well-behaved people with their persistent lies, nastiness, and generally obnoxious behavior. They're intolerable, of course, and absolutely impervious to reason, being devoid of even two functioning neurons in the neocortex. However, they enjoy the support of the management here, and Catholics, Mormons, and Muslims, being the designated scapegoats, are required to tolerate the abuse they so generously dish out. Asking for civility - or sanity - or returning even a tenth portion of their nastiness, due to one's lack of masochistic tendencies, is to incur the wrath of ... Khan or something. It doesn't seem to have occurred to them that their own behavior is the most eloquent argument against their particular brand of theological lunacy. Nor has it occurred to the management that every time they pull a stupid stunt like this their credibility drops a notch. At this point, there's hardly even a fig leaf left.

So, welcome to the Dysfunctional Family Circus. You have nothing to lose but your sanity.

[Salvation]

**But lately there seem to be so many RC newbies.**

Amazing, isn’t it?

Could it possibly be that some people have been lurking and are now joining the Catholic Church and getting on board

Oh, my!

Wondering why you pinged RnMomof7; Alex Murphy

[Cronos]

The fact is that many are drawn to God's Word, to God's Church by the inane, incessant lies posted by those who attack.

Cantabile correctly pointed out that

Ah. Perhaps I can explain. Dr. Kopp is guilty of "posting while Catholic". This is an unpardonable sin on the Religion Forum, especially as he replied to idiotic snark with objective facts. Having violated the unwritten law in this way, it was necessary to nail his head to the floor.

Apparently you've been discovered by the Usual Suspects. Pity, that. If you haven't discovered it yet, these are a collection of about a dozen pathetic souls who can think of nothing better to do with their time than torment decent, well-behaved people with their persistent lies, nastiness, and generally obnoxious behavior. They're intolerable, of course, and absolutely impervious to reason, being devoid of even two functioning neurons in the neocortex.

Asking for civility - or sanity - or returning even a tenth portion of their nastiness, due to one's lack of masochistic tendencies, is to incur the wrath of ... Khan or something. It doesn't seem to have occurred to them that their own behavior is the most eloquent argument against their particular brand of theological lunacy. Nor has it occurred to the management that every time they pull a stupid stunt like this their credibility drops a notch. At this point, there's hardly even a fig leaf left.

The problem is that there are many leftists here posing as Christian Protestants. They may pretend to be Protestant, which is a joke as Protestants are our Christian brothers, but under this mask, this group of leftists says the following about Christians and Jews (more details on my profile page)

1. Hatred for Pentecostals and Methodists --
   1. accusing them of a failure to grasp the Biblical teaching concerning the history of salvation.
   2. saying that Methodists and Pentecostals worship the gospel of Satan -- a very serious and false allegation
   3. as damnable heretics
2. of course we know that their group hates Pentecostals as much as Catholics,and their group believe us to be no different
3. Against Lutherans -- accusing them of liberalism and not following Martin Luther
4. Against Adventists - accusing them of being the same as Mormons and Jehovah's witnesses
5. Against Orthodox, trying to say they don't have charity
6. Against Christian martyrs in Pakistan -- Shahbaz Bhatti
7. against Jews - no celebrating with Jewish friends, eh?

This an entire cover-up of religion to keep their group's true agenda of fomenting discord -- just like the Westboro Baptist Club

[Mad Dawg]

In what dank, dark, and sour universes do our antagonists live!

[lastchance]

That’s gonna leave a mark.

[Celtic Cross]

"Kindly abide by the stated rules of the FR Religion Forum."

Kindly remember that you are not the religion moderator - we have one already, as you know. Its his job to moderate - not yours. If someone needs a warning, he will administer it. No need for anyone else to butt in.

So why not just let him do his job and stop trying to do it yourself, eh? Sound like a plan?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

When someone makes a personal remark to me, about me, which is against the stated rules of the RF, I will ask that person not to break the rules and to stop “making it personal.”

[Celtic Cross]

Thing is, we have a moderator to do that. HE decides what constitutes ‘making it personal.’

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And he did, didn’t he?

And yet all we hear are squeals of protest.

[Celtic Cross]

"And he did, didn’t he?"

Good then. We can all rest assured that the hall monitor is on the job.

So, as a result, there is no need to worry about people 'making it personal.' If a personal attack is made, he'll be on it. So there is no need for any poster to declare anything a personal attack. Nobody's problem or business except the moderator's to deem what is personal and what is not.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I’m not sure what your point is. We’ve been told by the RM to alert him to posts that “make it personal.”

That’s what happened on this thread.

[Celtic Cross]

My point is this - there is an abuse button. Use it when you feel you're being insulted.

That handy little button removes the need for anyone to post comments ordering other posters to 'follow the rules.'

[Lorica]

See, this is how it works:

If you’re non-Catholic, it’s called “alerting the mod.” And all the pinglist will say amen.

If you’re Catholic, it’s called “whining.” And all the pinglist will murmur something about hellfire.

Easy, huh?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

My point is this - there is an abuse button. Use it when you feel you're being insulted.

lol. Are you now the Religion Moderator? Or just someone telling other people how to post?

I don't intend to keep this up. Why not discuss the article rather than other posters?

[Celtic Cross]

"Kindly abide by the stated rules of the FR Religion Forum.

Yes, that is "making it personal."

We also see you "making this personal." AGAIN."

All courtesy of the good doctor.

Pot meet kettle.

Good day.

[Celtic Cross]

"Kindly abide by the stated rules of the FR Religion Forum.

Yes, that is "making it personal."

We also see you "making this personal." AGAIN."

All courtesy of the good doctor.