tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post4002201470931183874..comments2024-02-14T03:56:12.027-08:00Comments on La Salette Journey: Clark University not only promotes radical homosexual agitprop but seems to embrace historical revisionismPaul Anthony Melansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08455719838570381999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-86088894971761731882012-01-26T06:30:22.167-08:002012-01-26T06:30:22.167-08:00Dwork isn't interested in historical facts Ste...Dwork isn't interested in historical facts Stewart. She employs history as bigotry.Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-44585476549677233152012-01-25T14:47:35.913-08:002012-01-25T14:47:35.913-08:00Ideologues will often ignore those historical fact...Ideologues will often ignore those historical facts which they deem "inconvenient." For example, Deborah Dwork ignores the fact that Chief Rabbi Isaac Herzog had praise for praise for Pius XII: "The people of Israel will never forget what His Holiness and his illustrious delegates, inspired by the eternal principles of religion which form the very foundations of true civilization, are doing for our unfortunate brothers and sisters in the most tragic hour of our history, which is living proof of divine Providence in this world." <br /><br />Also inconvenient for professor Dwork is the fact that Golda Meir sent a cable to the Vatican expressing condolences at the death of this great Pontiff: "When fearful martyrdom came to our people in the decade of Nazi terror, the voice of the Pope was raised for the victims. The life of our times was enriched by a voice speaking out on the great moral truths."<br /><br />Golda Meir was there. Where was professor Dwork? Had she even been born yet?Stewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-11063551399014343162012-01-25T13:25:57.599-08:002012-01-25T13:25:57.599-08:00Yet further proof that Clark University has become...Yet further proof that Clark University has become little more than a hotbed of homosexual propaganda and anti-Catholicism. Disgusting.Alzinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-26595780000101684762012-01-25T06:14:57.641-08:002012-01-25T06:14:57.641-08:00Since professor Dwork has said that, "Pius XI...Since professor Dwork has said that, "Pius XII failed Europe's Jews miserably, unconscionably," the burde is on her to back up that claim with historical evidence. The fact that she hasn't suggests something about her lack of professional competency, not just her lack of sound judgment.<br /><br />Clark University is obviously an environment which is hostile toward Christian doctrine and toward the Catholic Church. Imagine a professor there slandering a prominent Jewish or Muslim leader. Imagine the outcry this would produce. But apparently it's considered to be acceptable to bash the Catholic Church and to make opposition to same-sex marriage out to be illicit and even criminal.1921Dinernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-58510965810738909242012-01-25T05:48:08.571-08:002012-01-25T05:48:08.571-08:00NEW YORK, NY (Catholic League) - Catholic League p...NEW YORK, NY (Catholic League) - Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an article by Deborah Dwork and Eric Greenberg criticizing the Catholic Church for pursuing the cause of sainthood for Pope Pius XII; it is published on the website of today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: <br /><br />"Deborah Dwork is a specialist in Holocaust studies at Clark University, and Rabbi Eric Greenberg is the director of interfaith policy for the ADL. Their credentials are not in question, but their judgment certainly is. <br /><br />They begin their remarks by saying that “Pius refused even to say the word Jew during his famous Christmas speech of 1942.” Funny how the New York Times was able to figure out who the pope was referring to at the time. “No Christmas sermon reaches a larger congregation than the message Pope Pius XII addresses to a war-torn world at this season. <br />This Christmas more than ever he is a lonely voice crying out of the silence of a continent.” <br /><br />Nowhere in the Times editorial of December 25, 1942 does it mention the word Jew, but only the delusional would think the editors were praising the pope for speaking out about Puerto Ricans. Indeed, the Times ran an editorial the previous year, also on Christmas day, singling out the pope among world leaders: “The voice of Pius XII is a lonely voice in the silence and darkness enveloping Europe this Christmas.” <br /><br />The New York Times was not alone in praising the heroics of Pope Pius XII. So was Rabbi Greenberg’s organization: the ADL wrote gloriously of his efforts. So did the World Jewish Congress, Golda Meir, Albert Einstein, Emilio Zolli (the chief rabbi in Rome—he converted to Catholicism after the war, taking Pius’ name as his baptismal name), and many others. Furthermore, Israeli diplomat Pinchas Lapide credited the pope with saving as many as 860,000 Jewish lives. Today, English historian Sir Martin Gilbert credits the Catholic Church for its yeoman service. <br /><br />There is always room for just criticism, but for Dwork and Greenberg to conclude that the cause of sainthood for Pope Pius XII is “an act of aggression against the Jewish people” is flat out unseemly. It also ill-serves Catholic-Jewish relations." <br /><br />Professor Dwork's jusgment is in question. So too is the credibility of Clark University.Bettynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-88706196386745987562012-01-25T04:05:30.836-08:002012-01-25T04:05:30.836-08:00Dr. Halpern, a Clark University alum, left a comme...Dr. Halpern, a Clark University alum, left a comment here asserting that, "I can honestly say that in my 4 years there I did not encounter any anti-Christian sentiments. I would describe the atmosphere at Clark as supportive, intellectually stimulating, and encouraging of healthy, thoughtful debate."<br /><br />Would Dr. Halpern consider Ms. Dwork's hateful statement about Pius XII to be part of that "healthy, thoughtful debate"? No anti-Christian sentiment huh? <br /><br />What I am learning about Clark University is a real eye opener.Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9695096.post-36332973466934268032012-01-24T14:58:58.637-08:002012-01-24T14:58:58.637-08:00No, Clark University isn't anti-Catholic and C...No, Clark University isn't anti-Catholic and Christianophobic at all. It is usual practice for a university to engage in historical revisionism. There is nothing wrong with reinterpreting history to slander an institution.<br /><br />Dear God, where is Clark heading?Ellen Wironkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15037753678014941848noreply@blogger.com