Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Weird and sad …

… Why I Left the Catholic Church | RealClearReligion. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)



Dana Gioia wrote a piece in First Things not long ago, called The Catholic Writer Today." Here is an excerpt:

The renewal of the Catholic arts will not come from the Church itself. I am prepared to believe in miracles, but the notion that the Catholic hierarchy will make literature and the arts a priority and then exercise good judgment in supporting them exceeds all credulity. The bishops may occasionally recite some high-minded cant on the subject of culture, but their passions lie elsewhere. They have more pressing problems to address, including some of their own making. Ecclesiastical indifference, however, is a great blessing—perhaps even the miracle I hope for. Focused on other issues, the hierarchy is unlikely to interfere with any cultural awakening. They won’t even notice an artistic renascence until long after it is fully launched into the world.
Someone alert Brother Judge.

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