"Every mother is love made visible"

"Every mother is love made visible . . . Mary is the mother . . . We need women, wives and mothers who can restore to our world the fair face of humanity," says one of the speakers at the "Way of the Cross" ceremonies in the Colosseum on Good Friday night. Thank God for the religion channel that carries it live.

"The only change since the days of the Inquisition is that it's 'Scientists' instead of Cardinals who are pronouncing sentence," writes Teresa of Technicalities in the comments to our last post, delivering the punchline to our point that belief and solidarity with fellow believers --  the importance of being noticed -- are infinitely more important to most folks, whether environmentalists, politicians, intelligent design proseletyzers or even many scientists, than any scientific search for truth. Interestingly, the Catholic Church knows the difference between religious faith and science, as Benedetto explains:  “The Church joyfully accepts the real conquests of human knowledge.” Objectivist  Robert Bidinotto thinks it's all about money:

The motive? Simple: billions of dollars in lucrative research funding are at stake.

We think he's only half right. The greed thing is a subset of the larger issue of seeking honor among one's peers, however defined.

Goomp, as always, goes for the jugular and bags his prey:

The more canine the person the greater the need [for approbation]. The more feline the person the less need and the greater the ability to follow the path for the truth even when it tends to isolate one from the pack.

That sounds just right. Glenn Reynolds cites "a pack, not a herd" to distinguish his Army of Davids -- the blogosphere -- from the cud chewers of the MSM. So what's the bottom line? You can't herd cats. But you can't herd dogs, either. Dogs, however, run in packs, while cats, outside of prides, are mostly free agents. As far as the blogosphere, it's raining cats and dogs, and the forecast looks promising. Listen to our new blogfriend made flesh -- one of the sub rosa group who met at BU a couple of weeks back -- the proprietor of Miss Kelly in a most excellent Good Friday post yesterday:

The Pope will speak out today during the Way of the Cross on Good Friday, against the satanic mores of modern society and its decadent narcissism.

Where did I hear about this?  At the Drudge Report!  Is it me, or is the media paying far more attention to the Catholic Church? Pope Benedict is proving quite adept at getting his message out. It seems to be sorely needed. Excerpts:

“Lord Jesus, our affluence is making us less human, our entertainment has become a drug, a source of alienation, and our society’s incessant, tedious message is an invitation to die of selfishness.”

“Today we seem to be witnessing a kind of anti-Genesis, a counter-plan, a diabolical pride aimed at eliminating the family.”

As we said to Miss Kelly in her comments:

I think you're right. My sister believes everything happens for a reason, and Benedetto seems to be the right pope at the right time. A favorite quotation of mine is Oriana Fallaci's "I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. It's that simple! There must be some human truth here that is beyond religion."

"The cat among the Islamic pigeons"

Fun addendum: On "Your World With Cavuto" on Fox News this afternoon, they did a story on Comedy Central's decision -- based upon fear of Muslim retaliation -- to censor a "South Park" scene depicting you know who [PBUH]. In the same episode, they went ahead and aired a scene showing Jesus defecating on GW's head (nice, huh?). Neil Cavuto said, with a straight face, something to the effect that Fox had shown one of the Danish Cartoons but decided the SP Jesus scene was beyond the pale. It's a good thing!

Could anything be more refreshing than self-censorship based upon a heart-felt sense of propriety as opposed to fear of being brutally murdered by a religious fanatic?

Comments

[Tara]

You should check out Instapundit.He has a post on blogger Bill Hobbs..seems Mr.Hobbs drew a cartoon of Mohammed (PBUH)...and all hell broke loose.Surprise,eh?

http://instapundit.com/archives/029712.php

I sometimes think that Christians should take to the streets with pitchforks and torches.

Comedy Central takes the coward's way out showing the Jesus/Bush defecation thing and blacking out Mohammed (PBUH) because they know Christians won't be out on the streets with pitchforks and torches demanding their heads.

Pathetic,isn't it ? But I gotta hand it to the South Park guys for brilliantly exposing the culture of fear that has overtaken so many.

[Beth]

Pope Benedict is proving quite adept at getting his message out. It seems to be sorely needed.

I totally agree, and it's a wonderful thing for the Church. And as you said, sorely needed--for the Church as well as "the people."

I've never even been baptized, and really only go to church when my daughter's class is singing on Friday mornings. But I have to say, at this rate, Benedict will make a confirmed Catholic out of me before long!

[Sissy Willis]

He's a keeper!

[HNAV]

I really enjoyed this fine post...

Thank you...

[Gayle Miller]

Every mother is a source of emotional and spiritual nourishment to her child - even when that mother has been dead for 32 years, as mine has been. I still find myself thinking "What would she say?" when faced with tough decisions!