EWTN: The legacy of Mother Angelica | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: EWTN is not neo-conservative. It is reactionary. Its seeks a Church that will give the faithful certainty and consistency with the past. To a great extent, that Church died with Vatican II. although St. John Paul and Pope Benedict tried to bring it back Francis has returned us to that spirit of reform which includes a little adult uncertainty, as the Joy of Marriage indicates. Could there be a main stream equivalent? Anything is possible, although with the number of reactionary bishops, it is not likely.
What about radicals? That could prove interesting and I would love the job, but it would be hard to find serious money to support it. It would also attract some theologians who really are out in left field as far as agreed upon doctrine is concerned - and that would attract active retaliation from the CDF - especially if there were Masses offered by women (or wymen) priests. The other problem with the left is that the cutting edge has more of its share of the nones, aka committed secularists. Such content would be more Marxist than Catholic. A Catholic radical network would keep the left divided, which is exactly what the left does not need.
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