Mark Shea and Michael Voris recently met for some verbal sparring:
Go here to In Statu Viae for a blow by blow.
The Great Shea-Voris Grudge Match
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
There was a great fight last night that BoxingNews24.com says should be a candidate for Fight of the Year.
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2013/10/provodnikovs-relentless-pressure-stops-alvarado/
“Siberian Rocky” Ruslan Provodnikov defeated the defending champion Mike “Mile High” Alvarado. Here is the reporter’s description of the end of the fight:
“Ruslan´s face expression when he knew he had won the fight is just priceless, the big smile and his eyes were the perfect ending for the Siberian Rocky real life movie.”
Didn’t get to see the fight, but sounds like a good a time.
I like Mark Shea, I follow his blog, but rarely I read it. I did not have much patience with him. As you said, he is too juvenile to me, especially regarding republicans, conservatives, just war theory, pewsitter readers,…
I think he tries to be in the middle, but makes many mistakes, and use bad words.
Regarding Voris, sometimes he push too hard, but he almost always right.
And, by the way, I love Fr. Barron, but it is true he runs way from “controversial” (there are not really controversial) issues, like abortion, gay marriage or even hell. Voris is right.
I’ve had limited exposure to either of them. From what I’ve seen, they both display the worst traits of the internet era. It’s impossible to provide a steady feed of calm, thoughful postings, and it’s very difficult to remain charitable at all times.
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I love good ol’ boxing .. and despise that new MMA cheap crude. It’s orthodoxy versus new age. Also, let’s not stoke the Shea v Voris match. Both have good matches and bad matches …. like each and every one of us. Worst still is the pitting of Don “legal beagle” McClarey against His Holiness Francis “the Argentine Vicar” in a 12 round, winner take all brawl.
The notion that Fr. Barron runs away from controversial issues such as abortion, gay marriage and Hell is laughable. He just addresses them with the measure of an adult rather than sophomoric ridicule, and his commentary about them is always 100% orthodox and correct.