Lately Mark Shea has become vocal opponent of a heresy he calls Christianism, to which he states that self-professed Christians who don't agree with him on government laws and policies adhere to rather than actual Christianity. With this word, he demonizes and marginalizes Christians with different political points of view and writes them out of the Christian religion with a quasi-magisterial certitude.
We can see in this practice how Mark Shea takes the standard position of the left against the right. Whereas the conservative generally believes those on the left to possess incorrect viewpoints or to be misguided, to be wrong in a word, the leftist proclaims that the conservative is evil, possesses hatred, is sadistic, loves violence against "enemies", etc.
Because of this, many have accused Mark Shea of calumny against those with whom he disagrees. I have never done such a thing. Whether I believe Mark Shea has calumniated or not is none of my business, so any thoughts I have on it will not be shared with the general public. I think it is best to read the prolific amount of material Mark Shea produces and judge for oneself. I will advise people to choose other spiritual writers and authors who do not have such a controversial reputation.
Furthermore, I will go on record to accuse Mark Shea of the following tendencies: being grossly uncharitable towards those with different opinions, placing leftist activism before fair-mindedness and substituting assertion and name-calling for well-reasoned argumentation.
Mark Shea: Mendacity and the Left
Vice Signaling: Calm Down, Mark Shea
Rebecca Fresh Schools Mark Shea On Guns
What's Going On with Mark Shea and Simcha Fischer?
Mark Shea and Catholic Tribalism
Dr. Edward Feser: A Further Reply to Mark Shea
The Planned Parenthood Videos: Is It Wrong to ‘Lie’ to Abortionists?
Scratching My Head About Mark Shea
Mark Shea Orders Code Red on Fr. Peter West and Human Life International
[VIDEO] On Mark Shea-- a message to all Catholic bloggers
Pro-Life Catholics Deserve Better Than These Writers
Mark Shea would lie to attack pro-lifers, but not to save Anne Frank or babies
Simcha Fisher's Vulgarity Worsens After Mark Shea Was Let Go from the National Catholic Register
Mark Shea Offers a Public Apology
Mark Shea is Dead Wrong
Political Parody [Mark Shea vs Fr. Peter West]
All Est Quod Est Posts About Mark Shea
I think it is best to real the prolific amount of material Mark Shea produces and judge for oneself.
ReplyDeleteDo you perhaps mean "read" in the above sentence?
Thanks. Fixed.
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