www.byzcath.org Forums General Discussions Town Hall ANGELQUEEN STRICTER

I don't know if any of you post there or not any longer, but I have noticed that Angelqueen has become more strict of late.

I was wondering if anyoen noticed this and knew a possible cause?

I suppose no one else noticed...or no one posts there these days.

I don't post there, I just go read stuff occasionally. By strict what did you mean?

They should be stricter, that I agree...

Now the question is, in what direction did the strictness go?

Well, Cracking down rather a lot on That which may not fit with certain views on Traditional Catholicism. IE, defending the Accuracy of the Authorised Version as a Translation. That was what I was warned over, even though defendign tis accuracy agaisnt rather exaggerated cliams of how deficient and infirior it is hardly threatens anyones faith.

Or in other threads it just seems that disagrement over soem views wihtin Tradiional Cahtolsisim by other posters is met with sharper repromand, and other notables who arne't Cahtolic may be banned for voicing, mildly, a disagreement.


Or is it just me?

I mean no disrespect to Angelqueen of course.Overall its been oen of the nicest baord I had posted on. I simply note that its become a bit stricter, and I htink a bit overstrict.

I post there VERY occasionally, though I do read more often than I post. I haven't noticed anything stricter.

What authorized version are you talking about? The 2002 version of the GIRM?

If that's the case, I will say that I do not think the accuracy of most of the official English translation can be supported. It's like trying to prove the sky is red; it's just not.

At the same time, I have always supported freedom of speech, as much as possible, even on a discussion Forum, which is why I complained/inquired as to the restrictions on Eastern Orthodox polemics on Catholic Answers Forum, which I sort of think should be allowed, even though I'm not EO and don't agree with some of their views.

A little freedom of speech never killed anybody, but repression of speech sure did!

Alexis

The Authorised Verison is, of course, the King James Bible, whose firts edition appeared in 1611, and which has undergoen ew revisions, the last major oen beign in 1789.

Oh, well I'm Catholic so I naturally thought you were talking about liturgy!

Alexis

I was hoping against hope - however unrealistic it may be - that by "stricter" you meant that they were enforcing charity standards better and that bashing of bishops - even ones who appear on the face of it to be less traditional - was curtailed.

I will make no bones about it, at some points my brother Eastern Catholics have asserted stances that don't resonate with me or find me in agreement. At the same time, much credit to the participants of this forum and the moderation, that isn't when we go into "well-you-are-just-a-heretic" mode.

I have watched exactly that play out on AQ in several instances. Again, I may not agree with every reading of Melkite bishop Elias Zoghby's (memory eternal!) stances in some of his work, but it broke my heart and disgusted me to see how the venerable soul was lambasted and derided over there. There is NOTHING traditional about the sort of invectives that get heaped on Catholics willing to or interested in exploring matters of ecclesiology.

I have wandered over there as un unregistered participant in times past to read things that I found when googling. My knee-jerk reaction was always to momentarily consider registering there to "tell them what is what!" but then, all things considered, why would I invite that aggrivation upon myself? I don't hit myself in the head with a hammer when I wake up! Why do likewise jumping into that uncharitable pit!

Well overall they have been more welcomign o me than most baords. I was banned off Crosswlak over a dispute invovling the Rapture of the XChurch. They think I asm a Partialk Pretersit because I say that soem fothe Prpehcies of the Lord have been fulfilled. To them I suppose I am, but the early Chruhc necer udnerstood the duispensational modle, and to them I'd not relaly be a Preterist.

Nevertheless, I find that they are bemugn wquicket to ban NonCatholcis which makes me wonder if I shoudl return.