US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending the Church
US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending the Church Relations between Catholic bloggers and Church officials have at times been quite strained as the new media has developed in the last …More
US Bishops: Bloggers play ‘critical role’ in defending the Church
Relations between Catholic bloggers and Church officials have at times been quite strained as the new media has developed in the last couple years. Some prelates, clergy, and chancery officials have expressed strong reservations about the Catholic blogosphere, with some even speaking quite derogatorily.
Church leaders have been angered by the penchant of many bloggers to call them out on their failures to expound and defend controversial Catholic teachings on moral issues like contraception, homosexuality, and abortion.
The difficulties got to the point that last year the Vatican convened a special conference for bloggers to try to build bridges and learn more about this new method for advancing the Gospel.
But now even the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is saying Catholic bloggers have a “critical role” in defending the Church.
In a new statement on religious freedom released today they write:
The Catholic Church …More
Relations between Catholic bloggers and Church officials have at times been quite strained as the new media has developed in the last couple years. Some prelates, clergy, and chancery officials have expressed strong reservations about the Catholic blogosphere, with some even speaking quite derogatorily.
Church leaders have been angered by the penchant of many bloggers to call them out on their failures to expound and defend controversial Catholic teachings on moral issues like contraception, homosexuality, and abortion.
The difficulties got to the point that last year the Vatican convened a special conference for bloggers to try to build bridges and learn more about this new method for advancing the Gospel.
But now even the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is saying Catholic bloggers have a “critical role” in defending the Church.
In a new statement on religious freedom released today they write:
The Catholic Church …More
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When I applied to the major seminary I was very surprised when the diocesan recruiter asked me "Have you ever written a blog"? I was shocked! I am glad I never did though, because my views are very conservative, and I probably would have had to defend my Catholic traditional beliefs. I also have heard their starting to look at candidates' facebook pages as well. Glad I don't have that ether! I guess …More
When I applied to the major seminary I was very surprised when the diocesan recruiter asked me "Have you ever written a blog"? I was shocked! I am glad I never did though, because my views are very conservative, and I probably would have had to defend my Catholic traditional beliefs. I also have heard their starting to look at candidates' facebook pages as well. Glad I don't have that ether! I guess anything you place on the web now-a-days can be used against you as well as be used to defend the truth.
