tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post8617143962809067440..comments2024-02-20T21:53:17.168-05:00Comments on The Spirit's Sword: I'm not certain this is a very good ideaBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01201581440686945990noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-15713059971780036652012-12-26T18:20:57.569-05:002012-12-26T18:20:57.569-05:00Thanks for your balanced and charitable approach t...Thanks for your balanced and charitable approach to this, which is more than I can say for certain others. <br /><br />For what it's worth, Karl Keating, president of Catholic Answers, posted this with regard to the retreat:<br /><br />"I hold no brief for Michael Voris, but as an organizer of Catholic cruises (Mark has been a speaker–and a very good one!–for us) I should point out that the $1,084 Voris is charging works out to $155 per day. That includes the equivalent of hotels, all meals, and car expenses for a driving vacation that visits five far-flung cities in a week. You easily could spend more than that trying to do such a land-only vacation, so in that sense Voris’s cruise shouldn’t be labeled a luxury or expensive trip.<br /><br />I thought the critique at Simcha Fisher’s blog was very poorly done–so poorly that it never should have been posted.<br /><br />The reviewer starts by referring to “the Michael Voris Love Boat.” That migth be acceptable if Voris were sponsoring a cruise for singles looking for spouses, but that isn’t at all what his video or ad say. A cheap shot.<br /><br />The reviewer says that Voris “is going to charge the suckers who watch him thousands of dollars for a ‘retreat’ at sea. During Lent. That’s right. Thousand[s] of dollars spent to go on a spiritual retreat on a cruise ship with casinos and all night buffets.”<br /><br />First of all, using “suckers” is another cheap shot.<br /><br />Second, the fee isn’t “thousands of dollars” but just over one thousand dollars. (Can’t you read the man’s ad?)<br /><br />Third, nearly all Catholic cruises, no matter what time of year, are held on big ships that have casinos. Big ships mean lower costs per person, and big ships universally have casinos. (On Catholic Answers cruises we just ignore the casinos and go about our own business.)<br /><br />Fourth, “all night buffets”? I checked the description of this cruise at the Princess Cruises website and couldn’t find any reference to all-night buffets. Catholic Answers has used several cruise lines over the years (but not Princess), and none of them had an all-night buffet.<br /><br />Granted, Lent doesn’t seem the best time of year to set a cruise (maybe Voris chose March because the rates are low then), but–unlike something claimed in the comments above–his group won’t be partying on the ship on Good Friday–because Good Friday is on March 29, and his cruise ends 12 days earlier! Still another cheap shot.<br /><br />I don’t object to criticizing Voris when criticism is due (which is often enough, I’m afraid), but let’s play fair, shall we? Don’t make things up, and don’t exaggerate. Cheap shots (which are mainly plain old falsehoods) don’t bring any credit to their authors."Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205862627682998184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-48009493190588865282012-12-11T14:08:24.442-05:002012-12-11T14:08:24.442-05:00Back to what I said. In the first paragraph I am ...Back to what I said. In the first paragraph I am clear that I am basing what I am saying on what I have been told. In the second paragraph I comsider whiy this may be a good idea and praise their efforts. In the third I say I will pray that their efforts will bear fruit. In no way am I in contradiction with the CCC teachings. Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201581440686945990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-81505864619256388102012-12-11T14:01:49.076-05:002012-12-11T14:01:49.076-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-50638800534727701272012-12-11T13:59:46.888-05:002012-12-11T13:59:46.888-05:00You need to read well before you comment. I conde...You need to read well before you comment. I condemn no one in this post.Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01201581440686945990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-82389924719897475532012-12-11T13:53:37.998-05:002012-12-11T13:53:37.998-05:00If you want to condemn - you should condemn the HE...If you want to condemn - you should condemn the HERTICAL, SCHISMATIC, and SCANDALOUS - "National Catholic REPORTER".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-86896401607111793992012-12-11T13:48:37.617-05:002012-12-11T13:48:37.617-05:00You need to stop using assumptions on what cruses ...You need to stop using assumptions on what cruses are like, and other assumptions before you condemn others.<br /><br />If you read the "Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition" which all Catholics are required to adhere to - you will see that Voris does not stray from the TRUTH taught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3450626869303471458.post-51077273563986258372012-12-10T21:37:34.053-05:002012-12-10T21:37:34.053-05:00No, it's not a good idea. Not even close.No, it's not a good idea. <a href="http://manwithblackhat.blogspot.com/2012/12/every-matter-under-heaven.html" rel="nofollow">Not even close.</a>David L Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871706129906941567noreply@blogger.com