The beyond stupid Atlantic piece that that I dealt with here https://onemadmom.foedus.co/triggered-much/, did not do them any favors. It was so stupid that they’ve tried two additional headlines and switched up their graphics to see if they could make it less offensive and/or rally their base. If they were smart, they’d just take it down because, well, we have the Rosary as our weapon (just going for full trigger here.)
One astute Twitter person noted the switcheroos throughout the day. I would have never noticed because I rarely bother to look at the Atlantic, so thanks for saving me the trouble, Michael! (Look, Daniel! Some of us include links.) https://twitter.com/MichaelTG09/status/1559293715616862209
Editors at The Atlantic have gotten a huge backlash and it was well justified. We’ve been totally laughing at them for over a day now and, because they’re dumb, we’ll probably get to continue the comedy break. You just don’t get to use extreme rhetoric to paint the bulk of Catholics as extremists for believing our Rosary is a spiritual weapon. You know who else believed that? Many saints, popes (even Pope Francis), and a heck of a lot of our priests. It’s not out of mainstream Catholicism in the least. You might want to at least commission people who can Google the proper Catholic terminology just a little bit better. Or, better yet, maybe stick to faithful Catholics to cover Catholicism for you? Seems logical but, then again, you are you.
Have a little dignity, Atlantic. Pull the article, put out an apology, and put Danny Boy on the fiction section. It’s really all he’s suited for, and it would do far less damage to himself and you.
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This is from the Weekly Bulletin of the Spokane Diocese. The picture it refers to, which does not Copy into this box, is of the hands of a very old woman, holding a Rosary:
“According to an opinion piece in Atlantic Magazine, the picture above depicts the hands of a domestic terrorist.
The author wrote: “On this extremist fringe, rosary beads have been woven into a conspiratorial politics and absolutist gun culture. These armed radical traditionalists have taken up a spiritual notion that the rosary can be a weapon in the fight against evil and turned it into something dangerously literal.”
Hmmm…..
Yes, the Rosary is a powerful weapon against Satan and his Minions. It always has been. It always will be. This is nothing new.
What is new and particularly offensive is that the author connects people who pray the Rosary with those who kill innocent people with an AR-15 rifle – insulting, ridiculous, and a lie. We clearly use the term “weapon” in a spiritual fashion. Yes, we are faced with spiritual battles and yes we need a powerful weapon to help us win. This is not a violent conspiracy. It is not complicated.
Your fellow parishioners gather each weekday to pray the Rosary before the Noon Mass. Perhaps you could plan on stopping by once in a while to join your fellow “domestic terrorists” in using a powerful weapon against the evil and empty show of Satan. “
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Great riposte – succint and compelling. Of course, even in light of the uninformed, hysterical, and downright idiotic piece in the Atlantic, there is a truth the author never really understood in that the rosary is a weapon, just not the kind he imagined it to be. It is one more powerful as you know and Our Holy Mother and learning about and praying the rosary is what led me into the Church.
This Aug. 15 video clip from Bannons War Room shows that the article was written by Paul Bedard. So who actually wrote it?
https://rumble.com/v1g3fcn-liz-yore-the-left-is-marginalizing-and-criminalizing-the-christian-faith-by.html
Atlantic, like a number of historically highly regarded publications, is still attempting to rest on the accomplishments of the past. Like a plum that has rested too long on the branch that gave it life and now turned into a prune, some of our most venerable publications have sunk to level where there seems no hope of returning to their former stature. Best to probably just ignore them and let them proceed to their natural end.
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We can “accompany” them on their journey to bankruptcy.
I’d be laughing too – IF I thought this screed was just an isolated flash in the pan. I think it’s part of something bigger and pervasive. Consider it in the context of the attacks on Catholics churches lately, the way in which Catholic justices were grilled on their religion during confirmation hearings, etc.
Well, I don’t think The Atlantic will be trying anything like this in the near future. I have never seen so much laughter.
I have not done so much laughing as I did today, with all the great Catholic memes on this popping up. But maybe we should send poor old dumb Danny a thank you…..Cathlic News Agency reports that Catholic rosary sellers report increased sales, and that Father Calloway reported a sudden increase in his online followers.
I’m thinking of buying a Rosary/Gun safe to keep my children from accessing them.
Fortunately we don’t need to depend on an Atlantic journalist to tell us about our faith because Jesus made it very plain while he was on earth. Plain, as easy to understand, but not easy to follow. We know that the rosary is for prayer to Our Lady so she will intercede for us, especially in terms of peace on earth. We would never associate the rosary beads with a machine gun or a call for violence. That would be a sacrilege. Catholics know that the rosary is a “weapon” against sin. Perhaps the writer misunderstood. Pope Francis and other practicing Catholics would likely treat the man with understanding and compassion. They would NOT ridicule him.
Jesus promised that we would know a good person when we see him. We’ll know him by his actions and words. I have found that to be so true. There are several devout people at my church and almost everyone recognizes them. These are the men and women, boys and girls, who are at daily Mass. They are the people who pray the rosary to ask Our Lady to pray for our intentions. They are the ones who serve the poor, visit the sick and imprisoned, comfort the “least” of us, whoever they may be. They are the ones you can call if a pregnant woman needs a place to live or a gay youth is despondent. I’ve known some of these people for years and you will never hear them call people names or see them bully or reject someone who is different. They bring to mind Mother Teresa or Blessed Carlos Acutis. They are Christians, or followers of Christ.
If you study the history of the Catholic Church, you will see that there are many periods where people rebelled against the Church, broke off and formed their own churches. Some created new forms of Christian practice and some left the religion altogether. This is happening in the Catholic Church right now. There are many people who are rejecting Catholic doctrine and practice, as well as the authority of Rome. These people are easy to spot by their words and actions, especially against God himself (“Whatever you do to the least of me, that you do to me.”)
One of the posters on this blog (Bob?) said he just wanted to be a good Catholic. That’s how I feel too. Read Matthew 25 again because Jesus made it very clear what is expected of us. And review your Catechism on Church teachings. Most of all, pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance and you’ll know what is good and moral. If you receive the sacraments and treat EVERY person as you would treat God, you can’t go wrong.
Many people are leaving the Church right now. Let’s not be among them.
I don’t know why I am listed as “anonymous. I am Linda Johnson. Thank you.
Linda, we must not forget the spiritual works of mercy and saving souls. The problem with liberal cultural catholicism is feeding the poor without feeding their souls. Then all you have is a well fed man on his way to hell.
Jesus was very explicit in his teachings. Follow him and you can’t go wrong.