What's going on at the Holy Cross Cardinal Newman Society website?

Readers of this Blog are already aware of my concerns regarding the HCCNS website and the anti-Semitism which has been promoted at that forum from a previous post. It would appear that things haven't changed much at that forum. Mr. John Ansley initiated a thread entitled "What is happening here?" in which he wrote: "Monsignor Ernest Jouin*, whose work is being promoted at this site by a Feeneyite/anti-Semite follower of Philip Lawler, was a virulently anti-Semitic priest who served as the channel from Russia to France of the highly anti-Semitic propaganda work titled "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion**." He then posted a book review which confirmed his allegations regarding the late Mgsr. Jouin.

Now, Mr. Ansley was merely posing a question: "What is happening here?" However, he received a terse response from Richard B (a Catholic apologist who comments at the HCCNS website). Richard B wrote: "Ever since my association with HCCNS website, it played host to anyone who wanted to post here within specific parameters. Because posters who are favorable to 'Feeneyism' as you put it, or who object to object to 'Feenyism' does not make HCCNS website a party to those posters. I believe your inference does an injustice to this site..."

But Mr. Ansley wasn't inferring anything about the HCCNS website in general. He was merely asking what is going on at that forum. Why? Because, the masthead of this discussion site states that: "HCCNS reserves the right to delete any post it deems inappropriate including, but not limited to, those it feels are vulgar, hostile or a misuse of the intent of this forum."

Let's examine this statement very carefully. Vulgar. Does this not include comments which promote anti-Semitism? Hostile. Isn't anti-Semitism considered "hostile" at the HCCNS website? Gee, you would think so. A misuse of the intent of this forum. Is anti-Semitism the intent of the forum? If not, why is Richard B being so defensive at Mr. Ansley's question?

I don't think Mr. Ansley was looking to generalize or to infer that everyone who comments at the HCCNS website is anti-Semitic. He simply asked a question: "What is happening here?" And judging by the terse response he received, I would say he might have hit a nerve. We should ask ourselves: what exactly are the "specific parameters" according to Richard B? Do these "specific parameters" exclude anti-Semitism? And if not, why not?

Other valid questions: why has Richard B responded to Mr. Ansley with an accusatory tone (suggesting that he was inferring something about the HCCNS website in general or every individual who posts there); and why is he seemingly unconcerned with expressions of anti-Semitism?

* Previous post on Monsignor Ernest Jouin here.

** More on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion here.