HARVARD SQUARED
Re: John Corry's Nieman
Harvard:
As a Harvard guy who graduated in the early sixties (BA 1963,
MBA 1965), I found Corry's article a "trip down memory lane." I,
too, had tea with the Schlesingers; his son, Steve, was in my
class. I, too, withdrew from Ken Galbraith's tedious course with
his insufferable moralizing. A great article! Keep up the good
work.
-- Robert V. Holton, Jr.
Wilmington, DE
SORRY SITUATION
Re: Lawrence Henry's Imagine
There's No Israel:
Good point. Just like Israel is galvanized into a unified course
of action when its enemies strike, so it would appear the Arab
nations use Israel's existence to divert their own populations from
their sorry own plight, and justify the Palestinian cause.
-- David Travers
Melbourne, Australia
90-LB. WEAKLAND
Re: George Neumayr's Getaway
Weakland:
Excellent article. The only thing I do not agree with you about
is that Weakland has succeeded. I think his flagrant actions (and
subsequent exposure) will awaken the $20.00 donor in the pew.
-- Annette Cwik
Kudos to Mr. Neumayr for succinctly and brilliantly exposing the
rank hypocrisy of liberal clerics like Bishop Weakland who for
years have ridiculed their own Church while posing as progressive,
compassionate "reformers." The press has been relatively easy on
him, though (no surprise there -- it would be too much for them to
turn on someone whom they fawned over for years). Thanks again for
this bracing, honest evaluation of the whole sordid Weakland story
in the Prowler.
-- Vickie Albright
Thousand Oaks, CA
Thanks for the hard-hitting piece on that kidneystone of a bishop.
I'm glad we passed him. I put a copy of your story on our rec-room
table (I'm in a religious house) and one of the aging liberals got
so mad he almost flipped out.
-- identity withheld
(Aw heck, just search for "unusual clergy" at Yahoo)
Great Great Article about Weakland. Thanks.
-- Brian
I would like to know the reference for the statement that before
Vatican II, the Holy See proscribed the ordination of a member of
religious orders who was "afflicted with evil tendencies to
homosexuality or pederasty."
-- K. McMahon
George Neumayr replies: That quote appears in The Canon Law Digest (Officially Published Documents Affecting the Code of Canon Law 1958-1962). The website diocesereport.com has posted the relevant section.
PATIENCE RITES
Re: Jed Babbin's Let's
Immanentize Their Eschaton:
I thought I had a mind for trivia, remembering that expression from Buckley in the '60s, during my political awakening.
Then he was writing about the impatience of the New Left, and I was thinking of the term about an hour ago while listening to Sean Hannity talking to a conservative caller who was whining about compromises made by President G. W. Bush.
Then it was the New Left wanting instant gratification, refusing to recognize the need for compromise, salami tactics, etc. As a college conservative in the sixties (Iona, '68), I was repulsed, in at least part, by this immaturity. I also remember cartoonist Al Capp being quite caustic about this viewpoint, putting down members of what he called SWINE (Students Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything).