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TheMediaReport
Dave Pierre
The 10th anniversary conference of Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) in Boston this month proved to be anything but “faithful” to the teaching authority of the Catholic Church.
Youthful rebellion
TheMediaReport.com was there when Jamie L. Manson, a writer for the dissident newspaper National Catholic Reporter, unleashed a vitriolic attack on Catholics who have the audacity to be faithful to the Magisterium.
The title of Manson’s talk was “Church and young Catholics: Is there a future?” but Manson reserved her harshest venom for those young Catholics who have celebrated Church orthodoxy. After deriding those who would attend “World Youth Day,” Manson unleashed a barrage that can only described as bigoted, condescending, and nasty.
According to Manson, orthodox Catholics:
■”don’t want to see women’s equality in church or even in society” (!);
■”do not want to see gays and lesbians and transgendered people treated with dignity”;
■”are in denial about the sex abuse crisis”;
■”are afraid of cultural flux and uncertainty”; and
■”are afraid of the world.”
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