You know I love my Word from Rome
Just can't live without it. Oh John Allen, please answer my fan mail. Just this once :-)
Anyway, I am late on looking at last week's. Some really interesting things on Catholic-Anglican relations, which has been pretty hot in the Catholic press and blog-world lately. It reminds me of some things that happened a few years ago with Catholic-Lutheran discussions. There were some documents issued that those that work on them say, look, another obstacle to unity removed, but then -----nothing.
One funny thing of note is that John Allen, like aparently so much of the press these days, relies on Open Book for source material. I like how he refers to her analyses as "measured and generous."
One of the spots in cyber-space where this conversation unfolded is a blog run by American Catholic writer Amy Welborn, called "Open Book." Generally speaking, the center of gravity on "Open Book" tends to tilt a bit to the right, but it is no talk-shop for ideologues; Welborn's own analyses, for example, always come across as measured and generous.
I asked her what she made of the discussion about Levada.
"I think the reactions to the rumors, and then the reality, of Levada's appointment are symptomatic of the deep, deep frustration that so many Catholics have," Welborn said. "There is such hope being invested in Pope Benedict, all eyes are on his every move and every word, and with the Internet, reactions can explode within hours of something happening. I think it's a great thing that we can be so much better informed, so quickly, but it lends itself to snap judgments, too, which can end up being what snap judgments usually are: wrong."
Anyway, I am late on looking at last week's. Some really interesting things on Catholic-Anglican relations, which has been pretty hot in the Catholic press and blog-world lately. It reminds me of some things that happened a few years ago with Catholic-Lutheran discussions. There were some documents issued that those that work on them say, look, another obstacle to unity removed, but then -----nothing.
One funny thing of note is that John Allen, like aparently so much of the press these days, relies on Open Book for source material. I like how he refers to her analyses as "measured and generous."
One of the spots in cyber-space where this conversation unfolded is a blog run by American Catholic writer Amy Welborn, called "Open Book." Generally speaking, the center of gravity on "Open Book" tends to tilt a bit to the right, but it is no talk-shop for ideologues; Welborn's own analyses, for example, always come across as measured and generous.
I asked her what she made of the discussion about Levada.
"I think the reactions to the rumors, and then the reality, of Levada's appointment are symptomatic of the deep, deep frustration that so many Catholics have," Welborn said. "There is such hope being invested in Pope Benedict, all eyes are on his every move and every word, and with the Internet, reactions can explode within hours of something happening. I think it's a great thing that we can be so much better informed, so quickly, but it lends itself to snap judgments, too, which can end up being what snap judgments usually are: wrong."
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