The following comes from a June 3 story on the site of the Catholic News Agency.
Catholic News Service is run by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and is generally less orthodox than the Catholic News Agency.
The nation’s largest archdiocese, Los Angeles, has chosen Catholic News Agency to provide U.S. and global news for its archdiocesan publications, Vida Nueva and The Tidings.
“For an archdiocese as large as Los Angeles, we rely very heavily on a wire service that can provide for us reporting on national and international events,” editor-in-chief, J.D. Long-García told CNA.
“We continue to choose Catholic News Agency because they’re exceptional in providing that for us.”
….Recently, the agency has expanded to include Spanish and English reporting through its editors’ service for publications with bilingual readerships. It includes both translated content from English and original Spanish language reporting from CNA’s sister agency ACI Prensa, headquartered in Lima, Peru.
To read the original story, click here.
The June edition of the “Catholic Voice” for the Diocese of Oakland contained a short article titled: “Embrace Digital World”…
Which said in part: ” The Catholic Church must establish a presence in the digital world of communications or risk being at the martins of people’s lives, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communication.
‘If the Church is not present and does not share the good news of God’s love for all people in this world, then we risk becoming marginal to the lives of many and are failing our mission to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth….”
I think that CCD is an excellent example and a platform for growth of this type outreach, which is one of the reasons it was Hacked on Election Day.
The bought and paid for ‘free press’ that is our lamesteam media, is so hostile to the Catholic Church that it rarely mentions anything other than stories of Abuse and Misandrist Dissent – like opposition to the Bishop’s move to have Teachers in the Catholic Schools act as an example of their Catholic Ministry – as opposed to the types of Anti-Catholic Propaganda that SSADly passes for ‘education’ at far too many Church Supported institutions.
Consider in comparison to the regular features trashing the Church – the Media blanket of censorship lasting for over two years now on the Larry Brinkin Racist Toddler Pederast Rape-Porn ring, run out of the ‘in-human=rights’ commission in Frisco – even After Brinkin Pled Guilty (in a deal that keeps his tax subsidized pension – avoiding “Moral Turpitude” rules) and was sentenced to 6 months in jail.
Part of Informing the Faithful and those we want to reach out to – is to promote an Honest Communication of the full story – even if the ‘free press’ Heavily Censors it. Reputations for integrity are built, not bought – and Catholic Media needs a building program to counter the dis-information pushed on the people.
SEE San Francisco’s Gay Icon Larry Brinkin Guilty of Felony Child Porn Possession: https://cnsnews.com/node/757449
Given the recent Hacking of the CCD Website I thought that the following from the Thomas More Society fit in with the ‘New Media’ focus and pitfalls we are all facing as a result of the Gaystapo Pogroms against the Church and the Faithful.
The video is incredible (actually, it fits right in with this incredible Age of Abomination) – in that the Police Chief – Cyber Stalking and Harassing a politically Un-Good citizen, first lies about it…
– then admits to doing so after a few friendly questions by an apparently sympathetic investigator, who says:
“Technically, to use this information is Against the Law.”
– Although the (expletive deleted) probably deserved this harassment from the police chief via his home computer, which makes it ok, sort of. Ahem
Face it folks – use of ‘social media’ has its dangers, as the Hacking Attack here showed. Also – be assured that the Committees who comprise most of the Resident Harpy Gaystapo Trolls here (it is often more than one person using a Fellow Screen Name – the better to keep up the mau mauing constantly)…
– have done as full a background search on you as they can, for use in the 900 lb Mozilla Gaystapo Gorilla campaign that is targeting All Prop-8 / Marriage supporters.
If God came down and said “good morning” there is a 100% chance that Michael McDermott would have a comment that included Gaystapo Trolls and Misandrist in it. Read today’s homily from Pope Francis to help bring love to your life.
Spoke like a true member of the Church of Nice… Bob One while the wreckage is everywhere
NEVER tolerate mortal sin, Bob One.
Tolerating Mortal Sin, is not Love of God, or Love of neighbor.
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QUOTE: ” Christian love bears evil, but it does not tolerate it.
It does penance for the sins of others, but it is not broadminded about sin.
The cry for tolerance never induces it to quench its hatred of the evil philosophies that have entered into contest with the Truth.
It forgives the sinner, and it hates the sin; it is unmerciful to the error in his mind.
The sinner it will always take back into the bosom of the Mystical Body;
but his lie will never be taken into the treasury of His Wisdom.
Real love involves real hatred:
whoever has lost the power of moral indignation and the urge to drive the buyers and sellers from the temples
has also lost a living, fervent love of Truth.
Charity, then, is not a mild philosophy of “live and let live”;
it is not a species of sloppy sentiment.
Charity is the infusion of the Spirit of God,
which makes us love the beautiful and hate the morally ugly. ” UNQUOTE – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.
Welcome back online California Catholic Daily…..Thank God for the internet where we can share who Jesus is: The Truth, The Way, and The Life.
Trolls like BO simply want to derail the Catholic Discussion, by turning it in to personal ‘Ad-Hominem’ attacks on other posters supporting the Magisterium (and opposed to spammers trolling this board), as a way of avoiding the ugly reality of what they are really pushing and silencing Faithful Catholic Advocates.
And Goodness Gracious – achieving a “!00% Certainty” Level is certainly an accomplishment, given the uncertainty that otherwise accompanies the human condition – but then Trolls certainly needn’t bother with anything other than trolling – and this gang is certainly best left ignored.
Personally, in order to cut down on the level of Anti-Catholic spam I would suggest the system here Allow members to put the Trolls on an ‘Ignore’ status, so we don’t even need to scroll past their disruptive drivel and Personal Targeting of Individuals by name.
BTW – my prior post had the Links to the story of the Catholic – Targeted by the Police Chief for daring to use the 1st Amendment to address legislators at public council meeting – in support of a Politically Incorrect Position.
“Police Chief Retaliates Against “Impeach Obama” Tea Party Activist by signing him up for gay porn and dating websites as well as healthcare.gov.
Read the whole story here: https://bit.ly/1iki52R
See partial video of the investigation here: https://bit.ly/1ikACMq
I saw the video. Coming from a law enforcement family I can only say that the police chief is a slob and the investigator was very good.
Michael, you would appear to designate anyone who disagrees with you or calls out abusive behavior a Troll.
Another definition of Troll might be:
* someone who floods comment sections with hate speech and incendiary rhetoric.
* someone who cross-posts long, angry, repetitive, cut-and-paste screeds that bear only a vague relation the subject of comment.
But to each his own definition of Troll.
Phishing 4 Trolls
The term Troll’ has long use as a Noun describing certain types of radical political activists (of all stripes) – posting flaming drivel on internet message boards of their ‘enemies’, with intent to Disrupt the Website & Ongoing Discussion Threads – BAMN = By Any Means Necessary.
When applied as a Verb, Trolling employs ‘Saul Alinsky’s – Rules for Radicals’ approach to ‘dialogue’ – achieved primarily by making individualized ‘Ad-Hominem’ attacks against specific persons, often deceitfully pretending to address the target by name (when actually Mau Mauing the masses*) – generally spouted from an anonymous source.
California Catholic Daily rather uniquely permits many opposing views on the various & sometimes-controversial topics that make it such a vibrant information exchange.
This openness to dialogue starkly contrasts to the Heavy Censorship policies of radical leftist / Anti-Catholic Media, such as the Frisco Chronicle / ‘Crock-a-bul_’ (Today they Attacked the Church, Marriage & Arch–Bishop Cordileone).
Most of the bought and paid for free press share this Anti-Catholic Animus, and Censor Politically Un-Good posting from their own websites.
How about Oxford English Dictionary (verb):
“Make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them”
There are lots of definitions of Troll. The 4Chan variety is all about infiltrating a group and ostensibly agreeing in a psychotic manner for pure entertainment purposes. Generally, off topic rants filled with categorical hatred and snide name calling would be considered classic trolling, Mr. Pot and Kettle.
SF Gate has a user moderation that deletes flagged comments, it’s no surprise that any one of yours would vanish almost immediately. Seething hatred is not popular, particularly if it represents a minority viewpoint. You can’t claim victim status when using words meant to be as offensive and hurtful as possible evoke a negative response.
If you want to see community determined relevance in the comment section of a Catholic forum, I’d suggest posting some of your comments on Reddit, which operates on community moderation, and see how relating everything to Larry Birkin, Gay Hitler, Neo-Exterminationist Pogroms of Misandry, or the endless supply of mean names for gay people get voted up or down…
https://www.reddit.com/r/Catholicism/
‘Quod erat demonstrandum’ or perhaps better Troll erat demonstrandum = the Trolling Speaks for Itself…
– Otherwise known as Grimy is as Grimy does; and the Gaystapo does a whole lot of Grimy, as well as considerable Frothy Mixing.
As Said in prior explanation of the recurring phenomenon:
When applied as a Verb, Trolling employs ‘Saul Alinsky’s – Rules for Radicals’ approach to ‘dialogue’…
– Achieved primarily by making individualized ‘Ad-Hominem’ attacks against specific persons, often deceitfully pretending to address the target by name or via some other form –
(when the purpose is actually Mau Mauing the masses to stay silent themselves, for fear of similar Mau Mauing*)
– generally spouted from an anonymous source.
Michael: Name calling is not dialogue. An argument littered with as many pejoratives as will fit in a comment box is not valid, regardless of its premise.
In that case, the abuse language itself (and the speaker’s conduct) becomes the issue. Calling it out is necessary and appropriate.
Bob One’s comment is pretty apt. One wonders if you’re capable of constructing a single sentence (let alone an argument) without a school yard taunt in it.
You have obviously labored to construct and polish one of the most offensive writing styles ever to see light. You’ve elevated incivility to an art form. If you’re not doing it to intentionally seek negative attention (trolling, acting out, whatever), you must really lack self awareness.
But regardless, it can’t go unchallenged. Nor, would anyone assume it does… anywhere you go. If you’re thinking that it’s tolerable because everyone here agrees with you, you very wrong.
We need more Strong Honest Catholic Voices not afraid to speak truths like Thomas Sowell has done, even about ‘reverend’ GDA Wright – and this board should promote such “Fundamentally Decent People”:
“Thomas Sowell: President Obama may well have achieved his life-long goal
People are arguing about what the United States got out of the deal that swapped five top-level terrorist leaders for one American soldier who was, at best, absent from his post in a war zone. Soldiers who served in the same unit with him call him a deserter.
The key to this deal, however, is less likely to be what the United States got out of the deal than it is about what Barack Obama got out of the deal.
If nothing else, it instantly got the veterans’ hospitals scandals off the front pages.
It was a clear winner for Obama, which is what matters to him.
People who are questioning the president’s competence seem not to want to believe that any U.S. president would knowingly damage this country’s interests.
One of the problems of many fundamentally decent people is that they find it hard to understand people whose moral compass points in a different direction from theirs.
Many people who are painfully disappointed with Obama have no real reason to be. The man’s previous history, from childhood on, was shaped by a series of people, beginning with his mother, whose vision of America was very much like that of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose church Obama belonged to for 20 long years.