Ten Days of Davies: New Davies Talks on Vatican II (Part I)

Below you will find Parts One and Two (of four) of Michael's talks on the council given at the  Von Hildebrand Institute in 2001.

The First video talks about how the "liberals" conspired before and during the council to bring it under their control.  Keep the Faith describes the talk as follows:

"The program for Vatican II was quite different from that which was examined and ultimately promulgated once the Council began. Why is this the case? Michael Davies shows that an organized group of progressives took advantage of the lack of organization of traditionalists and pushed the Council down an unexpected direction."

The Second Video talks about what Pope Benedict Called the Virtual Council, that is how the media manipulated the council to their own ends with help from within and without.  Keep the Faith describes the talk as follows:

"Progressives understood the use of the media in a way in which their opponents did not. Moreover, media men were often on exactly the same wavelength as the progressives anyway. This, Michael Davies explains, allowed the two groups together to give shape to the Council's development."

Tomorrows post will contain Part 3 and Part 4 of the series.  Please enjoy the talks but also support this wonderful apostolate "Keep the Faith"

+JMJ+

Francis and the media

A couple of days ago on the First things blog Liz Scalia commented on the Popes speech given on the plane following WYD.  To keep things short she theorized that the Holy Father was being a crafty Jesuit in manipulating the media for his purpose.

Pardon me...  did she watch the news and how they covered it.  Sure what he said doesnt conflict with the catechism, but when the media knows its clients are not interested in more than a quick blurb this is a problem.  The Pope might well be witty, but all the media has to do is ignore 99% of what is said and promote the 1% out of context (note this was also done to Benedict when "Light of the World" was put out).

Look I love and pray for every Holy Father but....please, please dont let yourself be manipulated! There is nothing crafty about 90% of all Catholics now thinking homosexuals should never be judged.  There is nothing crafty about 5% probably being scandalized.

Hes being used.  The media might well have put forth a virtual council following and during VII, but they do the same thing now with Francis.

BTW, I know he wants the Bishops to stand up for teachings like abortion and he feels like Catholics know the fundimental church teachings, but, Your Holiness I dont think you have even begun to comprehend the barque you have taken captain of.

Say three Hail Marys for Him....I know