tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post3780680673630248673..comments2024-02-28T16:41:30.442-05:00Comments on Restore-DC-Catholicism: The Hard Truth About These Online PetitionsRestore-DC-Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-29981571131190646362020-09-18T12:58:44.284-04:002020-09-18T12:58:44.284-04:00My $.02: I don't think petitions aren't as...My $.02: I don't think petitions aren't as effective as they used to be. I remember when the internet was young, there were some good Catholics who got some things reversed through petitions, but it's been overused. I don't think there's any harm in signing one, provided you are smart enough to know that petitions aren't sufficient, which I think most people are, but at Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441758318631783244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-80335490365298218692020-09-17T21:52:21.558-04:002020-09-17T21:52:21.558-04:00The petitions can be useful - if people aren't...The petitions can be useful - if people aren't using them as a low-effort substitute for actually acting on their own. This particular Vortex resonates with me because I myself have run into Catholics who wax indignant about the state of the church, but when I ask them to join me in actually doing something (letters, lit-drops, coming to the abortion mills, etc) they always have some sort ofRestore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-39820491782498792832020-09-17T20:08:36.880-04:002020-09-17T20:08:36.880-04:00I think petitions can be useful. The LifeSiteNews ...I think petitions can be useful. The LifeSiteNews petition encouraged me to write the CMC open letter to Bishop Callahan. Mike Voris and company have a penchant for criticizing any faithful organization that isn't them. I was shocked at their vicious attack on Michael Matt and The Remnant. That's when I decided not to promote them any more. Now they are after LifeSiteNews. Here's an Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-72274006033255588302020-09-17T02:01:13.232-04:002020-09-17T02:01:13.232-04:00I have received some e-mails to that effect, but t...I have received some e-mails to that effect, but to be honest I cannot recall who sent them. To my best recollection, they concerned products of commercial vendors. Dennis Ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673636838298792489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-34139684904881995432020-09-16T09:04:34.468-04:002020-09-16T09:04:34.468-04:00Is there any documented case where online petition...Is there any documented case where online petitions were a key factor in correcting an evil situation?Restore-DC-Catholicismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478857915379063106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528170608960559102.post-87695447784532833392020-09-16T03:54:23.651-04:002020-09-16T03:54:23.651-04:00I agree that the danger of thinking that signing p...I agree that the danger of thinking that signing petitions is all one needs to do is altogether real, but to dismiss the usefulness of petitions outright and with apodicticity, as Voris does is presumptuous. Dennis Ferrarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673636838298792489noreply@blogger.com