Now, it’s once again time to “Guess the Convert” where we see a rather doom-and gloom quote and have to guess which noted convert said it.
“Because it is America’s largest denomination, and the only one with strong central authority, the Catholic Church can be a major opponent of the nihilism of modern liberal culture. Pope John Paul II has been attempting to lead an intellectual and spiritual reinvigoration, but there is resistance within the Church. Modern liberal culture has made inroads with some of the hierarchy as well as the laity. It remains to be seen whether intellectual orthodoxy can stand firm against the currents of radical individualism and radical egalitarianism. For the moment, the outcome is in doubt.”
As always, please don’t cheat by simply cut and pasting it into Google. The CMR Detective Agency will be dispatched to find you and then the CMR Goon Squad will be alerted. And then…bad things, man. Bad things.
Update: The answer is Robert Bork. I must admit that before today I didn’t know he was a Catholic convert. We should all truly understand what a grievous blow the pro-life movement was dealt when the Senate rejected Bork for the Supreme Court. Instead, we got Justice Anthony Kennedy. Not a good trade.
November 26, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I’m probably wrong… but is it Scott Hahn?
November 26, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Fr. Richard Neuhaus???
November 26, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Tony Blair?
November 26, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Sorry. You’ll get some lovely parting gifts.
November 26, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Is it Fr. Neuhaus?
November 26, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Patrick Madrid?
November 26, 2008 at 8:57 pm
No. No. Sorry.
November 26, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Malcolm Muggeridge?
November 26, 2008 at 9:54 pm
Beckwith? the one who was evangelical, in case I didn’t spell his name right.
November 26, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Did someone say… DOOM?
November 26, 2008 at 10:15 pm
I’m going with Francis Beckwith, and that’s my final answer.
November 26, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Robert Bork?
November 26, 2008 at 10:40 pm
That would be Bork….
November 26, 2008 at 10:42 pm
I think we need somebody more into politics than Beckwith, but not a politician as this would be politically unwise. That Indian guy I heard speak up at SUNY Binghamton, the one who was picketed by a bunch of liberal students. I forget why…did they think he was anti-gay ..or too pro-war? All that is coming to mind for Indian convert to Catholicism is Jindal…but that can’t be right. Not a politician, a pundit type.
Actually the person I am thinking of, I know he is a conservative, but I didn’t know he was Catholic.
Dinesh D’Souza?
He was a good speaker.
Susan Peterson
November 26, 2008 at 11:24 pm
No doubt about it, that’s Bork. I would recognise the coupling of “radical individualism and radical egalitarianism” anywhere. The next question: is it from “The Tempting of America” or “Slouching Towards Gommorah”?
November 27, 2008 at 12:09 am
Matthew – are you a noted convert? ;-)))
November 27, 2008 at 12:13 am
It is Robert Bork. Congrats to anonymous.
November 27, 2008 at 4:12 am
Eulogos – Dinesh D’souza comes from a 500+ year line of Catholics. He’s hardly a convert : )