One of John Paul II's big projects near the end of his life was using new media for spreading Christ's message. A new, Catholic media. And we've made strides. There are blogs, youtube accounts, podcasts, websites, etc. all dedicated to authentic Catholic teaching. But it seems you can't really trust these sites anymore. For example, read this blog by Mark Shea (it's long)...
http://markshea.blogspot.com/2011/07/mercy-and-forgiveness-for-fr-corapi-and.html
and then watch this video of Michael Voris...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di538dp9SQk
Yeah, one man by the name of John Corapi (a man formerly known as father, as he puts it) has not only led several people within the Catholic online community away from the Church, but has also turned some of the biggest bloggers and vloggers against each other. Different bloggers take cheap shots at Corapi while denying what they do as they do it. They then take cheap shots at his fans and anyone who has spoken out against them, and just to pour salt on an open wound, try to convince their audience that they are the better Christian, and do a victory dance to make sure that everyone knows that they are the smarter Catholic. I mean this literally. These men are taking shots at each others intelligence. With Catholic leaders like this, who needs Jerry Springer?
It looks like I'm back on the hunt for authentic teaching found online. It seems like it's harder to find then it should be, given the number of efforts. I will be looking for something far less "academic" and more spiritual this time. Intelligint people have a tendency to try and out smart each other. Truly spiritual people would be spotted in an instant, were this to happen. "I'm holier than you are!" "No, I'm holier!" sounds a bit ridiculous, no? Sad to say that's where we're at now. :(
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