Comments on: Carrots in Vermicelli* http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/ Place. Limits. Liberty. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:38:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Albert http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/#comment-5559 Albert Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:00:39 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=4480#comment-5559 The waters are frothing. The waters are frothing.

]]> By: Patrick Deneen http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/#comment-5526 Patrick Deneen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:06:52 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=4480#comment-5526 He nailed it Russell. Thanks for the links. He nailed it Russell. Thanks for the links.

]]> By: Russell Arben Fox http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/#comment-5520 Russell Arben Fox Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:10:55 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=4480#comment-5520 My old advisor and friend at Catholic University, Steve Schneck, has been anticipating a theocon freak-out once <i>Caritas in Veritate</i> was released for some time now. (See <a href="http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/node/20846" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/node/20865" rel="nofollow">here</a>.) There are many criticisms of the FT crowd which are overwrought and silly, but the accusation that they have become unable to think critically--or even think at all--about the possible complications between Christianity and liberal capitalism American-style isn't one of them. My old advisor and friend at Catholic University, Steve Schneck, has been anticipating a theocon freak-out once Caritas in Veritate was released for some time now. (See here and here.) There are many criticisms of the FT crowd which are overwrought and silly, but the accusation that they have become unable to think critically–or even think at all–about the possible complications between Christianity and liberal capitalism American-style isn’t one of them.

]]> By: Edgar Deacon http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/#comment-5518 Edgar Deacon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:23:36 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=4480#comment-5518 What's next? Weigel calls the Pope a stupid old man?! What’s next? Weigel calls the Pope a stupid old man?!

]]> By: Patrick Deneen http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2009/07/carrots-in-vermicelli/#comment-5515 Patrick Deneen Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:53:17 +0000 http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/?p=4480#comment-5515 Well, those of us lacking "advanced degrees in Vaticanology" have yet to conclude that this encyclical is nothing more than a "duck-billed platypus." <a href="http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NTdkYjU3MDE2YTdhZTE4NWIyN2FkY2U5YTFkM2ZiMmE=" rel="nofollow">Others</a> clearly are more qualified than us rubes who think that BXVI might be intelligent enough to mean what he says... We might even be so simple-minded not to exclude the likes of Chesterton from the fold of authentic Catholic voices, among others... Well, those of us lacking “advanced degrees in Vaticanology” have yet to conclude that this encyclical is nothing more than a “duck-billed platypus.” Others clearly are more qualified than us rubes who think that BXVI might be intelligent enough to mean what he says…

We might even be so simple-minded not to exclude the likes of Chesterton from the fold of authentic Catholic voices, among others…

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