You know, I think this is the first bit of writing about Abp Vigano where I saw him treated like an actual human being. Whether he's treated as a brave martyr speaking truth to power, or a grifting whack job who represents everything wrong with a certain segment of the Church, he's always treated as a symbol or proxy so the author can se…
You know, I think this is the first bit of writing about Abp Vigano where I saw him treated like an actual human being. Whether he's treated as a brave martyr speaking truth to power, or a grifting whack job who represents everything wrong with a certain segment of the Church, he's always treated as a symbol or proxy so the author can self-importantly bloviate about culture war opinions he or she already had. I am sincerely impressed by your ability to keep an eye on his humanity, in the midst of our inhuman political discourse about him.
You know, I think this is the first bit of writing about Abp Vigano where I saw him treated like an actual human being. Whether he's treated as a brave martyr speaking truth to power, or a grifting whack job who represents everything wrong with a certain segment of the Church, he's always treated as a symbol or proxy so the author can self-importantly bloviate about culture war opinions he or she already had. I am sincerely impressed by your ability to keep an eye on his humanity, in the midst of our inhuman political discourse about him.
I agree, I think Ed’s take is very humanizing and more sympathetic than most.