Be nice.I wonder if Commonweal com·mon·weal n. 1. The public good or welfare. 2. Archaic A commonwealth or republic. Noun 1. has recently decided to abandon its commitment to the Common Ground Initiative. In your February 27 editorial ("Mel Is as He Was"), common courtesy seems to have been forgotten. Whatever one thinks about Mel Gibson's ideas, it is far too personal to characterize any other Catholic by the particular style of Mass he chooses to go to. What's more, to classify Michael Novak as a "neoconservative ne·o·con·ser·va·tism also ne·o-con·ser·va·tism n. An intellectual and political movement in favor of political, economic, and social conservatism that arose in opposition to the perceived liberalism of the 1960s: guru guru (g  `r, g r` " does not advance knowledge. I have never seen Garry Wills classified in Commonweal as a "neoliberal ne·o·lib·er·al·ism n. A political movement beginning in the 1960s that blends traditional liberal concerns for social justice with an emphasis on economic growth. ne ." Your evaluation of William Donohue and the Catholic League is also unfair. Yes, Donohue gets many things wrong. Still, "tireless" in the defense of a cause is usually taken to be a positive quality. Are "demagogic dem·a·gog·ic also dem·a·gog·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a demagogue. dem campaigns" the sole possession of the Catholic League? I can understand how many of these terms could be found in articles in the magazine, but I am surprised and ashamed to read them in your editorial. (REV.) ROBERT HAZEL New Hope, Minn. |
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