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Mahony unbound.
Remember how in January, after nearly a decade of legal filibustering, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles finally made public the priest-personnel files it agreed to release as part of a 2007 settlement with abuse victims, except the files were heavily redacted, and remember how those files contained damning memos detailing the lengths to which archdiocesan officials -- including Cardinal Roger Mahony -- went to shield abuser-priests from civil authorities, and how soon after those memos made news, Archbishop Jose Gomez garnered praise for announcing that Mahony would "no longer have any administrative or public duties," and how several media outlets reported that Mahony had been "barred from public ministry," except he really hadn't, and then he took to his blog to dress down Gomez for "not once over these past years...[raising] any questions about our policies, practices, or procedures in dealing with the problem of clergy sexual misconduct involving minors," yet, as Mahony's then-spokesman explained, he had "cleared his calendar" of confirmation appointments this year? Well, he's doing them again. The Los Angeles Times reports:
Since Easter, he has officiated at eight services, including one last week in which he anointed more than 120 youths at a Wilmington parish. His presence has caused controversy, with some parents threatening to pull their children from the liturgies and at least one parish priest asking that Mahony not attend. It has also raised questions about why Gomez's rebuke of Mahony, an unprecedented move that won him praise from victims and their supporters around the world, had so little lasting effect.
You don't say. Gomez's letter did not include anything specific about the alleged change in Mahony's status. And, as an archbishop, Gomez does not have the authority to restrict the ministry of a cardinal. (Only a pope can do that.) But he does have the authority to say who presides over confirmations in the archdiocese. Have a look at the letter. Sorry, is that link broken? It seems the letter is no longer available on the website of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. (The L.A. Times cached a copy here.) Odd that the archdiocese's archive of press releases includes a January 22 apology from auxiliary Bishop Thomas Curry, who played a part in archdiocesan efforts to conceal accused priests from the law (and who really did cancel confirmations this spring), along with Gomez's statement on the release of the priest-personnel files, dated January 31 -- the same date on his statement on Mahony. Did that document disappear down the memory hole?
Perhaps amnesia is going around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. When an L.A. Times reporter approached Mahony after a confirmation he presided over, the cardinal claimed he didn't know that his former spokesman had said he was done doing confirmations for the year: "'That's news to me.... I've been doing them every week and I'm going to be doing them every week,' he said, adding, 'So go home.'"
Strange that Mahony would be so confused, considering the pains he took to defend himself after Gomez published the letter promising that the cardinal would no longer have any public duties. Certainly the cardinal could not be surprised that some parents would not be pleased to have him confirm their children -- not after his series of blog posts cataloging his Lenten challenge to love his enemies, which, oddly, included a meditation on the virtue of remaining silent in the face of false accusations, and a promise to pray for God to forgive those who have expressed anger over his role in the sexual-abuse scandal.
Evidently the cardinal feels he's been unfairly treated by the media, but if his rehabilitation tour is to have any chance of success, he's going to have to start answering some tough questions. He might start with these: Why did you work so hard to block the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops-commissioned investigation of the sexual-abuse scandal, and why, long after the church knew of the dangers posed by abusive priests, did you attempt to hide accused priests from civil authorities? Was it about church resources? Money? If so, why was that more important than justice for victims of sexual abuse -- and the safety of children?
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I object to the cathedral mainly because, if the photographs do it justice, it's not beautiful. Spending a lot of money on a beautiful church can be justified not just for the middle class and rich but for the poor, Being poor generally means not having anything beautiful things to call your own -- unless your church is beautiful. A beautiful church is a beautiful place where a poor person can feel at home, and I've known poor black people who have loved their churches for their beauty and who sacrificed to keep it up.But not every big, expensive church is beautiful, expecially avant garde ones. There's the rub. Maritain's little work "Art and Scholasticism" has some very wise words about religious art. He was much in favor of a lot of avant garde art and was even close friends with some of the great 20th century avant garde artists. But he said that church art should not be experimental because avant garde stuff is not always beautiful and/or people will not be open to it, while certain tried and true styles generally produce something worthwhile. That's what a great style is, I think -- a set of rules which are such that if you follow the rules you're very likely to get at least a worthwhile result. There are great styles of church architecture, e.g., the Gothic, that rarely seem to miss. I know that most architects wouldn't be caught dead doing something in a recognizably old style (except Gaudi, I'd say), but what do they know? Even they admit Gaudi's greatness and the basically Gothic style of the Cathedral of the Holy Family.
The audacity of Cardinal Mahony (along with others of his status) is mind-boggling! Only an arrest warrent (and is there any even pending?), would be enough to stop (maybe for a few hours), Mahony's free rein in the LA Archdiocese.I doubt if a mass protest of a few thousand people outside of the Chancery would even stop him.
But I thought we believe in a God of second chances and even third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth chances.
While it may be true that Archbishop Gomez can't restrict the ministry of a Cardinal, he certainly has the authority to regulate the sacramental life of his diocese. Cardinal Mahony can't waltz into a confirmation liturgy of his own volition and start confirming. There is just no way that these appearances aren't being coordinated by the archdiocese.Confirmation season is a huge crunch time in any diocese, as there are only so many bishops available, and every parish has kids who need to be confirmed. So there may be some logistical reason that Mahony has been pressed into service; one possibility is that Mahony was scheduled to preside at these confirmation liturgies before he was sent to the doghouse, and the archdiocese couldn't figure out a way to juggle the other bishops' schedules and get the kids confirmed when they were supposed to. If that is the case, then I think the people of the archdiocese are entitled to that explanation.I can think of worse possibilities. Hope there is no need to go there.
Little Bear... There is always a new grand jury .. An indictment would stop the merry-go-round. What a shame/disgrace that only an OUTSIDE force can bring reforms and justice to the Church/Faith we love. Canon Law is a joke and canon lawyers are the comedians.
The real wrogndoer here is Gomez. Publicly, he promised to keep Mahony out of public ministry. Privately, he quietly is violating that promise. David Clohessy, Director, SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, (7234 Arsenal Street, St. Louis MO 63143), 314 566 9790 cell ([email protected])
The new book, Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal. by Michael D'Antonio, contains 34 references to Mahony. http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Sins-Crime-Catholic-Scandal/dp/0312594895/r... in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Church History#2 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Sociology > Abuse#7 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > True Accounts > True Crime
Should not the parents of the children being confirmed refuse to have their kids participate in the ceremonies being conducted by Mahony? If they are upset about his history, there is no one forcing them to present their children as confirmands to him.People who continue to participate in actions to which they object have no reason ... nor right ... to complain. Even sheep bleat when they are unhappy. Should we accept no less from sheeple?
In "The power and the glory", there is a scene in which a woman coming to confession says to the priest: "You're a bad priest!" - but that does not prevent her from going to him for confession anyway.
Jim McCrea,Were it that simple. I don't know how confirmations are scheduled in LA, but in our little corner of the world in Connecticut, we get about a month's notice of the date the Bishop (or his Vicar General or Chancellor) is available and will be there. It is one thing to be opposed to the Cardinal, but entirely another to pull a kid who has been preparing for 2 plus years from the ceremony at the last minute. I guess if everyone did it that could force the issue, but I'm not sure if effectively denying your child the sacrament to protest the crimes of his Lordship is the best way to go. There are perhaps better ways, though I don't exactly know what they would be. Also I would like to think that Jim Pauwels' reasoning is correct as to why His Lordship is continuing his farewell tour. I would also like to hope, that it is indeed a farewell tour.
I'm grateful for Jim Pauwels's comment, because I had the same reaction - who's scheduling Mahony to do these Confirmations in the first place? The story in the L.A. Times does point out that while Gomez can't punish a cardinal, "he does control administrative assignments in his archdiocese, including the confirmation schedule." And if "one parish priest ask[ed] that Mahony not attend," it seems unlikely the parishes are inviting him without Gomez's involvement.
Jim P suggests there are not enough LA bishops to confirm. Priests can confirm now [ say hello to Brazil] I suggest that grandmas be the regular ministers of Confirmation.. that may 'save' the sacrament going the way of Reconciliation. [Canon law comics please copy]
Thanks, Jim and Mollie -- I'm going to drop in a line about Gomez's scheduling authority.
Priests could always confirm. In the early Church, confirmation was administered along with baptism. In later days, priests could be "extraordinary ministers" of confirmation. In 1947, a rule was passed allowing priests in various circumstances to administer confirmation.Those Catholics who are old enough to have learned about the sacraments from the Baltimore Catechism will remember the amusing (imho) "Problems and Exercises" at the end of each chapter. (If you've forgotten these, click on the link below and enter Problems and Exercises in the Look Inside box. Some of them were very strange. And the names of the children in the examples were strange, too: Edna, Orville, Atlee, Horace, et al.)http://www.amazon.com/dp/0965602400/ref=rdr_ext_tmbOne problem in the confirmation section was about a boy who received the sacrament while in the state of mortal sin. Should he receive the sacrament again with the new class? (Answer: No. Just as an unfit bishop may validly confirm, so may an unfit child be validly confirmed.)
Someone mentioned in a post I cannot find that Mahony knows how to play more political hardball than anyone. The gist was that Mahony's striking back at Gomez in his blog was essentially a reminder to Gomez, watch out, I've got elbows. Then all of a sudden Gomez seemed to disappear, and if memory serves, even spoke up for Mahony participating in the conclave.Grant, you score again! Your tone is perfect.This is just a taste of the dissembling that goes on. I am reminded of Jason Berry's description of the Church as a "culture of mendacity." Imagine being a survivor approaching the Church for affirmation and justice, then encountering this tissue of fabrications in a surreal world where "the real as it exists in God" is nowhere to be found. Crazy-making. What chance does anyone have against such a powerful self-protecting system? Time for a few cursing psalms.
"So go home" ?Another arrogant JP2 appointee. Another chop at the credibility of US bishops.
Jim Dunn: I don't have a child, but if I did, 2 years of prep or not, I just wouldn't stand by and let the likes of Mahony confirm said child.I'd find another way/place/time.But, then, I don't have a child ... but I do have a sense of indignation that these guys get away with what they want to do and the 99% just rolls over and says or does nothing.You'll have the church that you allow.
Jim McCrea,I get where you're coming from and I agree in principal. Frankly I believe that Mahony and by extension the Archbishop who seems to have gone back on his word, creates a very difficult situation for parents and children by doing this. Pastors, too I suspect. Rescheduling/finding another way/time/place is easier said than done, and I hate using kids as pawns in a situation like this. Quite honestly, this is a situation that ought to have been avoided, and one where it really is the pastor's responsibility to step in and say Cardinal Mahony is not welcome at our parish. As far as a priest who is not a bishop confirming anyone, as I understand it, that can only happen with the permission of the local bishop, though I don't pretend to know that for a fact. And I know confirmation by a priest regularly occurs during the Easter Vigil, but I always assumed that was a unique circumstance. I don't pretend to know though. It was merely an assumption.
Is confirmation lucrative? Does a bishop leave the parish with much more in his pocket than when he arrived before the confirmation? Is this why we don't see priests confirming?----I would guess that there are wide variations of practice around the country and the world, but it's just one more area of finances and customary "gifts" that I don't understand.Would anyone explain? Thanks.
We recently had Bishop George Pallipparambil, SDB, of the Diocese of Miao, India, confirm 5 adults, none of whom is of Indian extraction.http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/miao0.htmWe are VERY selective in my parish when it comes to the administration of the sacraments!];<]]
On this PDF, the minimum stipend for Bishop Lori and his MC in 2011/2012 were $400 and $100.http://www.bridgeportdiocese.com/files/thebridge/Confirmation_directives...
Carolyn, Maybe you were thinking of the many posts Rocco Palmo has had about Mahony, like this one ... http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2013/02/nothing-prepared-me-to-d... don't think we can rely on the church to deal with this, but instead the civil authorities. According to this post at Verdict, it will be the loosening of SOLs that will make the difference .... http://verdict.justia.com/2013/05/02/who-is-afraid-of-justice-for-child-...
Yes, priests can confirm when that is delegated to them by the bishop. In my archdiocese, this is the standard practice on Easter Vigil, when hundreds of adult Catholics are confirmed during parish celebrations by priest celebrants.Here is how the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains it:"1313 In the Latin Rite, the ordinary minister of Confirmation is the bishop.130 Although the bishop may for grave reasons concede to priests the faculty of administering Confirmation,131 it is appropriate from the very meaning of the sacrament that he should confer it himself, mindful that the celebration of Confirmation has been temporally separated from Baptism for this reason. Bishops are the successors of the apostles. They have received the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders. the administration of this sacrament by them demonstrates clearly that its effect is to unite those who receive it more closely to the Church, to her apostolic origins, and to her mission of bearing witness to Christ."Besides its appropriateness/legal expectation, I would add that, in the US, it's traditional / customary that the bishop confirms children and teens. It's what the parents and grandparents experienced for their own confirmations, and it's natural that they'd expect it for their children. It would be viewed as a let-down if "just the priest" did confirmations. Also, it's good for bishops and teens to talk to one another. It's also good for the bishop to get out into the parishes and see what is going on. And from the bishop's point of view, even though it's a blizzard of confirmations at this time of year, it seems to be among the more enjoyable ministries they do, or at least that's what I've observed.Please note that none of this is to defend Mahony's participation. I don't think Cardinal Mahony should be doing confirmations. Just providing some thoughts on why it is the way it is in general with bishops and confirmations. If the reason for Mahony's participation is that it wasn't possible to find a bishop replacement for him, I think it's better that the local pastor receive permission, and that an explanation be given to the people.
I still say grandmas should be the Confirmation ministers and we won't have to hear "soldiers for Christ' stuff that was prevalent in my day.
Helen, if you had minor children in the Diocese of Los Angeles, would you let them anywhere near Mahony? I sure wouldn't.
Angela,Not having met the man, I don't know if he exudes creepiness as much as arrogance. For bishops, I don't think their problem lies to much in the likelihood of being a sex predator (which, admittedly is not zero), as it is an enabler of addicts. The percentage of bishops who have blundered in their handling of predator clergy dwarfs the percentage of clergy who have abused. Unless I knew otherwise, I would trust Cardinal Mahony around my daughter. But I wouldn't trust him as the ordinary of my diocese.
But at least we've been bequeathed the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels, described as a "dynamic, contemporary Cathedral with virtually no right angles." I mean, come on, virtually no right angles, surely it's worth breaking a few eggs for something as awe inspiring as that.Nothing calls to mind the grandeur of God so much as an obtuse angle.
Yeah, the Cathedral of our Lady of the Angels ...The prices for some cathedral furnishings have also caused consternation. $5 million was budgeted for the altar, the main bronze doors cost $3 million, $2 million was budgeted for the wooden ambo (lectern) and $1 million for the tabernacle. $1 million was budgeted for the cathedra (bishop's chair), $250,000 for the presider's chair, $250,000 for each deacon's chair, and $150,000 for each visiting bishops' chair, while pews cost an average of $50,000 each. The cantor's stand cost $100,000 while each bronze chandelier/speaker cost $150,000.[9] The great costs incurred in its construction and Mahony's long efforts to get it built led critics to dub it the "Taj Mahony"[14] and the "Rog Mahal" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Angels#Criticism
Spending other peoples money at the above rate for such items must have made spending $770 Million in abuse settlements easy as pie. If arrogance has a price tag ... that's it.
Crystal --Those charges are unreal. One has to wonder where the money really went.
If you take a look at the website, you can see that a lot of money was indeed spent there .... http://www.olacathedral.org/ .... but it sure disputes the church's preferential option for the poor.
Sorry Grant - you have the wrong target for your anger. There are many fine qualities in Cardinal Mahony even amidst his mistakes . If he's a 'demon' who must be hounded out of public life - how come that well known 'conservative' Eugene Kennedy could write this in his defence?http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/los-angeles-archbishop-g... real issue was how so many bishops like Mahony were not allowed to laicise priests who were clearly pathological.That was the decision of JP11 who made this impossible for most of his pontificate.
Why do you have quotation marks around the word "demon"? I didn't call him a demon. And I'm not one of the people he's praying for because they shared their anger with him. And you don't have to laicize a priest to restrict his ministry. The Vatican didn't order Mahony to keep an abuser-priest out of state in order to shield him from California authorities. He and his advisers came up with that on their own.
When Rome won't do anything there's always the LAPD.
Cartman from South Park comes to mind: "Whatever. I do what I want!" Such is life for a princeling in a divine right monarchy. And so it will remain until the faithful cut off the money.
Were the quoted prices actual amount spent or targeted contribution amunts?It is not unusual to put a donation price tag on an item that doesn't reflect the true cost.
As for pricing particular items, Jim is right. A 228-ft long wall isn't nearly as sexy as having your name plaque on the leg of an altar. And somebody has to build that wall. And at least three others.Any cathedral is going to cost in the tens of millions. That's a given. And as a liturgist, I have no problem with expenses that contribute to the liturgical spirituality not just of the cathedral parish, but the diocese as a whole.On the other hand, stretching the building so it was one foot longer than St Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan, shuttering archdiocesan offices, and giving the cold shoulder to the Catholic Worker community in SoCal. That brazen arrogance we can do without.
In Peter Brown's great new book, Through the Eye of a Needle: Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD, he tells of the mosaic tile floors of churches (and synagogues) unearthed by archaeologists that still bear the names of the donors. In some cases, the number of square feet they paid for was recorded as well. We can read their names and estimate how many solidi their contributions to the church cost. So maybe in another 1500 years the names of the donors to the L. A. Cathedral will be read and marveled at.http://www.amazon.com/dp/069115290X/ref=rdr_ext_tmb
Jim,The cathedral was finished in 2002 so I assume the Wikipedia article speaks of what it did cost, nut proposals. You can take a "tour" of the cathedral with Mahony here, and some costs are detailed at the link ... http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Oct2002/Feature2.aspSorry, I don't understand why churches must cost so much. We were asked to give our money to the poor, not to the building committee.
There's so much in theology about the worth of beauty - the medieval transcendentals (goodness, truth, and beauty) and all the stuff from Aquinas (Aristotle) to Hans Urs von Balthasar and Alejandro Garcia-Rivera. But as far as I can tell, it has nothing to do with the gospels, and I'm pretty sure, being below the poverty line myself, that if you asked a poor woman if she'd rather feed her child or look at a work of art, she'd choose the former.
PS - I'm not saying beauty and art aren't important, but that's why we have museums (which usually have a free day a week).
Is Bishop Finn of Kansas City confirming?Is Archbishop Myers of Newark confirming?Is there any bruhaha over them confirming? (Maybe there is, I just haven't seen it.)After the Weakland scandal, there was outrage over him confirming and he was withdrawn from the circuit. Now there's outrage over Mahoney and calls for him to be withdrawn from the circuit. I agree that they should withdraw. It's not appropriate for them to go on as if nothing happened.But why is it that liberal Archbishops get the bruhaha, and conservative bishops go on as if nothing happened? Is there a double standard? Or is it all about the fact that those conservative bishops who passed on predators are reigning bishops and Mahoney and Weakland were retired? So we feel retired bishops can and should be disciplined but not reigning bishops? Or are we saying implicitly that Mahoney was worse than Finn or Myers? What's good for a retired bishop is good for those in office, istm. Apply the same standards to conservatives as to liberals. None of them should confirm. Now, will Gomez really discipline Mahoney? And if Gomez disciplines Mahoney by forbidding him to confirm in his diocese, will Pope Francis do the same to Finn and Myers? The answers, sadly, are no and no.
Ann @ 5:45 -- It's very beautiful, once you're there. Don't judge by the photographs. It's really an amazing space. And the tapestries are breathtaking. The mural behind the presbyterium is also profound; I was very affected by the whole thing when I saw it in person, whereas in advance I was not taken with it. Also, when you're there you realize what they did created space for lots of local people to use, indoors and out, all day, for devotional space and sacred art and family events, and places for downtown people to come and eat their lunch or just sit outdoors, around the peripheries of this great space. A lot of people are praying in there too; don't judge it too harshly from photos.
"But why is it that liberal Archbishops get the bruhaha, and conservative bishops go on as if nothing happened? Is there a double standard? Or is it all about the fact that those conservative bishops who passed on predators are reigning bishops and Mahoney and Weakland were retired? So we feel retired bishops can and should be disciplined but not reigning bishops? Or are we saying implicitly that Mahoney was worse than Finn or Myers?"Rita - the practical difference seems to be that in the cases of Mahony and Weakland, they were no longer in charge of their dioceses, so there is someone else in charge who was/is in a position to pull them out of these liturgies. That's not the case with Finn and Myers, whom only the Vatican can discipline.Perhaps this is an additional consideration? Of the four you name, three of them - Weakland, Finn and Mahony - have apologized. To my knowledge, Myers has not. The apologies of the first three make an interesting comparison - I'd rank the three apologies in the order I've written their names at the top of this paragraph. Whether each specific apology is adequate, perhaps would be for the people of their respective dioceses to decide. But it seems to be a base minimum effort to heal whatever hurts they're responsible for. It seems possible, at any rate, that if one of those bishops showed up at my parish, having apologized for his misdeeds, I might be able to find it in my heart to forgive him. Indeed, an argument could be made that it would be my Christian duty to try.
Looks like Gomez wanted to scapegoat Mahony to placate public opinion, but Mahony wasn't having it, and Gomez realized that he was just as vulnerable to the scapegoating tactic if Mahony chose to use it (see http://ncronline.org/blogs/bulletins-human-side/los-angeles-archbishop-g...). Result, Gomez falls silent and allows Mahony to proceed unimpeded. No explanation to the faithful.
"But why is it that liberal Archbishops get the bruhaha, and conservative bishops go on as if nothing happened?"Beg to differ on this point, Rita. Cardinal Mahony is far from a liberal. He was a JP2 appointee. He consented to being part of investigation teams on bishops that had a far more impressive progressive pedigree.Any number of liberals have disowned him over the years. Frankly, I don't want him.And yes, Robert Finn has had pushback on confirmations. And even a deacon candidate. The problem in my former diocese is that there's no alternative when there's no auxiliary. Until they chop Los Angeles down into manageable dioceses--perhaps something they should consider--there is a choice.Also, what Jim said.
"But why is it that liberal Archbishops get the bruhaha?"I don't think Commonweal is the best place for that, especially with respect to Weakland. Hasn't he been featured here, perhaps even more than once, post-scandal? I don't think any "conservative" bishops have been.
Todd, it's not that Mahony himself is a predator, because no evidence has surfaced that he is. My children were taught to be deferential to priests and nuns (their aunt is a nun), and I wouldn't want them to give Mahony any deference he doesn't deserve.
Angela,Good point. However, I think it's possible to be polite without being deferential. I don't think clergy and religious should be deferred to. Treated politely, with dignity: sure. Just like anyone else.As for bishops, one of the problems, perhaps, is that people, especially their allies, have been unwilling to call them out for bad behavior. Commonweal did feature Rembert Weakland once, as I recall. And I was more than willing to join in criticism of his piece, and the decision to give him a platform. Other people can say what he said, and say it with more credibility.
AB Myers: full-fledged Opus DeiBp Finn: affiliated with Opus DeiMahony: crypto-OD? (not to be confused with *crypt* as in cathedral crypt :-)
Jim, Rita, Todd - your questions highlight how *tired* the old liberal-conservative argument is when applied to Mahony. Would suggest that a different & more complex narrative can be written based upon this initial and very limited analysis:- Mahony made archbishop at the age of 49 bringing a social work degree and bilingual speaker. He quickly set out to focus on the Hispanic growth; new parishes, etc. overcoming the deadness of McIntyre and Manning (some interpreted this as progressive - or was it just common sense reality and what was best for the institutional church?)- Remade the seminaries at Camarillo removing the Vincentians from formation and ordination decisions. Given the explosive growth, needed increases priests esp. Hispanic. (some would say this was progressive - or was it just part of the total *institutional church* mentality?)- His Eucharist pastoral is often cited - yet, that would have died a simple death in the history closets if not for Mother at EWTN. Again, folks characterized this as liberal vs. conservative. (yet, in reality, what transpired was Mahony's push back via the Vatican in order to preserve his power/authority and, in his thinking, the institutional church; rather than any idea that this was progressive liturgy vs. pre-VII thinking)- his need for priestly ordinations has now revealed that his expansion focus justified ordination classes that, in some cases, have a more than 15% confirmed abuser rate. (again, the narrative appears to be his power/authority and the institutional church even over the safety of children, families, etc.)- and subsequent analysis, reveals patterns in which these abusers were overwhelmingly assigned to Hispanic or poor parishes over and over again. (this narrative suggests putting the institutional church above any and all gospel commitments)- again, he had an auxiliary Hispanic bishop who had fathered children (do you doubt he didn't know this) and yet, this was hidden to pursue his institutional church- his appointments as bishops and consultors were primarily priests who were *company men* and said yes to his power/authority- this narrative provides the explanation for a ten year battle to keep all abuser information secret and private even if it cost the archdiocese upwards of billion dollars (and, it appears, money and support from the Vatican)- the campaign to build the Taj Mahony (in light of the narrative, this makes sense but is in real tension with the initial focus on minorities and the poor - can that type of expense really be justified and/or called *mission*? Were other alternatives seriously considered?)Eventually, historians will write the history of Mahony and the archdiocese. Suggest that the *hubris* of personal power/authority over time refocused any initial impulse to serve the minorities and poor of the archdiocese. That hubris was intimately wrapped up in a clerical, institutional mindset that allowed for no outside voices. (think of his peers, classmates - bishops/styles such as - Levada, Rigali, etc.)This different narrative avoids the liberal vs. conservative paradigm and looks at his *style* as forcefully influenced by a clerical and institutional focus. During his 20+ years and within the thousands of decisions he made, the overwhelming theme was one of clerical power rather than the gospel message.
Thanks, Todd. Many on the right treat Mahony as a progressive, complaining bitterly about the religious ed congress, "Gather Faithfully Together," the modern style of the cathedral and the like, but of course these are only a few issues. Agreed. Thanks too for the update on Bishop Finn. I was hoping someone would be able to say what's going on in Kansas City and/or Newark, and it's interesting that a deacon candidate protested being ordained by him. I don't understand why you say there's "no alternative" when there's no auxiliary. A priest can confirm. In certain circumstances permission is given by the law, in other instances it's delegated, but certainly a priest *can* do it. There's an alternative, but the issue is who decides. When it's the Ordinary, and Rome does nothing, he stays on. But if he's not the Ordinary, the buck passes to the Ordinary to decide how much of a public role the retired bishop will have in the diocese. Archbishop Gomez, after all he said earlier, really does owe his people an explanation of his about-face.
Bill deHaas,Thanks for the analysis, and for the additional details concerning seminary etc. Very helpful. The full story is complex but the themes you identify come up repeatedly.
Rita,You and I accept that theologically, there is an alternative. But practically, no parish pastor is going to tell the chancery, "No thanks" when the bishop's secretary is setting up next year's Confirmation schedule. Archbishop Gomez may well have been told to cool it with his cardinal after his initial outburst. Reinforces the notion that Rome rules and that bishops are vicars of the Curia. Pope Francis: your serve, dude.
Three things.1. Kudos to Grant for a spot on post.2. Cathedrals are definitive marks of Empire. To those donors with their names inscribed, Jesus may well say: "You have had your reward. Let's not compare Cathedrals with anointing Jesus' hair. While middle class families struggle for food....Ditto for the 187 million repair for St. Patrick. 3. Confirmation is what it states: a ratification of baptism which should really occur at the confirmation age. Further you can best that most of those "confirmed" will make annual visits afterwards.
I work within a diocese-system---and priests can Confirm---but only during the Easter season. So they can confirm on the Vigil of Easter and can confirm up to Trinity Sunday (but not after that). I used to tease some of the parish priests that their "faculties" disintergate on Trinity Sunday. Only a bishop can confirm outside of the Easter Season.But back to Mahony confirming kids, Jim Dunn was quite correct in stating how pastors, DREs, families and kids find out the date of their Confirmation. In my diocese---we know that the bishop will be in a certain section of the diocese during either fall or spring. But that's about it. The validity of Confirmation (or any sacrament) does not, thank God, depend upon the 'holiness' of the one administrating the sacrament. Mahony, as a person, has not been accused of sexual abuse. He is an Enabler, however.
I think the bottom line in all this is that Archbishop Gomez needs to be the one who steps forward and implements his original "ban" on Mahony, or he needs to come forward and explain why he's not willing to do that. Failing that, a few pastors could step up and make a public or private stink. But asking parents or certainly kids being confirmed to make a decision is not appropriate in my estimation.
Joseph Jaglowicz mentions above about "Opus Dei" bishop appointments. I wonder if Jesuit Papa Francesco will continue that trend?The new bishop of Oakland Michael Barber SJ, while certainly conservative to even be considered for the appointment, doesn't seem to have the same reactionary scent that the ODers have. Maybe Barber represents a new standard for F1 bishops?
Thank you Jim for keeping us updated.
If folks will forgive the digression, or the expansion of the topic to a more general Church Officials Behaving Badly - Fr. Fugee is back in the news in New Jersey. He has been arrested and charged with violating his agreement with the district attorney. He was arraigned in court today.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/priest_charged_after_violating.... article doesn't state that the archdiocese of Newark, another party to the agreement that Fugee allegedly violated, is being charged with violations.It also states that Fugee was arrested at St. Antoninus Parish in Newark on Monday. I find it a bit of a headscratcher that he was living in a parish after all the publicity of the last month.
The Star-Ledger has a strong editorial on Fugee, Myers and the Newark Archdiocese today. In my view, it hits the right notes and asks the right questions.http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2013/05/prosecutors_investigation_... also references a new group called Catholic Whistleblowers, made up of priests and religious sisters who are determined to hold church officials accountable. Here is a Rod Dreher article on Catholic Whistleblowers:http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/in-praise-of-catholic-whis...


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5 Amazing Things Invented by Donald Duck (Seriously)
#2. Donald Duck Discovers a New Molecule 20 Years Before Science
Carl Barks and the ducks did so much for the scientific world that Cornell University named an asteroid after him. This was, of course, after he was published in a scientific journal for his comic book that accidentally discovered a new molecule ...
A 1944 Donald Duck comic had the titular Donald being struck on the head while helping his nephews with their science experiment. He then invents an explosive called "Duckmite."
Carl Barks had absolutely no background in science or chemistry and, much like his ship-raising technique, believed at the time that he was just pulling it all out of a duck's ass. Twenty years later, Disney received a letter from Joseph B. Lambert at the California Institute of Technology, informing them of an article about to be published in the New York Academic Press called "The Spin States of Carbenes." The article referenced "literature of no less than 19 years ago," which was considered the first published work depicting a new carbene called Methylene. A carbene that the scientific world had only just discovered.
S ... science?
Barks had apparently made reference to methylene, described as CH2, almost 20 years before science could prove its existence. Oddly enough, it wasn't even Disney that caught the reference, but one of the real-life doctors that actually discovered the stuff: Dr. Gaspar, who had a "long-standing esteem for the adventures of Donald Duck." So far, we've seen Donald Duck enthusiasts that are international patent officers, world-famous directors and respected scientists. Clearly, there is a vast conspiracy of powerful and influential people who communicate exclusively via duck comic.
Even more insane: A year later, Disney got another letter, this time from Richard Greenwald, a scientist at Harvard. It let them know that not only had Donald Duck discovered Methylene years before, but that, in the comic, Donald also used Methylene to react with other substances in what was later confirmed to be a scientifically accurate way. And he did it "many years before 'real chemists' thought to do so."
Those were the "real chemist's" own words: "Dang, that duck is way smarter than we are!"
#1. Scrooge McDuck Created Manga
Carl Barks was the most prolific writer and artist for the Disney Duck comics. He's responsible for four out of five entries on this list, and is therefore unarguably the father of the entire modern world. But possibly Bark's greatest contribution was the influence of Scrooge McDuck on one Osamu Tezuka. Don't recognize the name? Well, Tezuka has a few nicknames, like "The Father of Manga," or "The Godfather of Anime." If you've still got a blank stare on your face, then we'll just tell you he's the guy responsible for this:
He's also responsible for a few characters that weren't all that popular over here, like Black Jack and Kimba the White Lion, the latter of which Disney shamelessly stole -- you know, as back-payment for all of the sweet, sweet inspiration their guy doled out earlier.
Tezuka's work basically invented manga after World War II, which in turn inspired the cartoon form anime. Tezuka himself says that he owes absolutely all of this to none other than Scrooge McDuck. Tezuka's entire artistic style -- including such trademarks as the overly large, cutesy eyes and small mouths -- can still be seen today as defining aspects of Japanese animation. His work became the basis for all manga, ever, and Tezuka has confirmed that the basis for his work was Barks' Scrooge McDuck.
If you combine the two, you get one complete outfit at least.
This means that without characters like this:
The world would have never had characters like this:
The real shame is that the properties are owned by different, not entirely friendly companies, so the two artist's works will never meet in film or print. Well other than all those greeting cards Tezuka sent to Barks throughout his life, thanking him for the inspiration.
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This year's Lincoln/Loeb Fellow Helen Lochhead has been following the progress of the Rebuild by Design teams and finds much to inspire hope for a more climate-resilient urban landscape. Read her reflections in the LOEBlog.
Harriet Tregoning (LF '04) has left her post as DC planning director to become director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities. See more at the LOEBlog.
NYC Mayor Bill DiBlasio has turned to a seasoned administrator – and Loeb alum – to head the Department of Environmental Protection in his new administration. Emily Lloyd (LF '81) was commissioner under Mayor Bloomberg from 2005-08, so she's no stranger to the workings of city government and the agency; she's welcomed by agency staff and environmental advocates alike. Read more at the LOEBlog.


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Once again, Westport residents hear how bad the Community Preservation Act is, supported with reasoning based on misinformation. It is repeated year after year, and year after year, those knowledgeable about the CPA respond with facts demonstrating how beneficial the CPA has been to the community.
Unfortunately, facts alone do not convey the depth and breadth of the benefits the CPA has provided.
Volunteers who work so hard to make Westport a great place to live must be disheartened by these relentless attacks which persist even though the majority of voters at previous Town Meetings have repeatedly expressed their support of Westport's participation in the CPA.
Let's hope this unnecessary distraction from critical issues stops.
Let the volunteers do their work without having to respond to unwarranted criticism, and let's not discourage others from volunteering their time and expertise because of potential criticism by naysayers. Once again, vote no on Question 3.
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LAMPASAS (January 22, 2013)--Rollins Brook Hospital is celebrating the completion of a helicopter landing pad in their own backyard on Wednesday.
The project has been a longtime coming in the minds of those who helped it come to fruition.
Before Wednesday, patients in need of emergency medical assistance would have to be picked up from the local airport before being transported to the hospital.
The new landing pad eliminates time wasted and doctors at the hospital are hopeful it will help save lives.
The project was funded by additional grant money as well as contributions from local individuals.
The hospital was recently designated as a Level 4 Trauma Center meaning it provides more services and is therefore eligible for additional grants.
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Automatic iframe reloading on portlet action
I'm using gwt frames linked to external pages inside portlets.
The thing is that each action on the portlet (minimize, maximize, drag and drop etc.) make the frame reload his content which is crippling my application.
Is it a standard behaviour for portlets ? If yes, how to override it ?
To be thorough, i use a workaround to simulate onLoad events on these iframes in order to make them work with IE. Could it be a problem ?
27 Sep 2010 1:12 AM #2
it seems that this is a standard behaviour for the portlet.
i used the method setUrl() as well as adding the iframe inside the body of the portlet. The results are the same.
Nobody has a hint on this ?
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Ok so after a little digging, my problem seems to be firefox related.
When using the css property "display:none" to hide or to drag and drop, firefox automatically reload the iframe.
Is there a way is to use the visibility property instead to hide or show the portlet content ?
i already tried the method portlet.getbody().setVisibilityMode() but it doesn't work.
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I need help to recover my yahoo password which is my account for my business. Please Help
Hacker for Yahoo Password
contact yahoo inc or go to the login screen and just type in multple stuff like 7 or 8 times and eventually itll say did u forget ur password? then ull be redirected to the ask security questions page and then u can retrive ur account from there
or create a new account. that would be helpful too.. LOL.
but if i have forget security question then what we have to do......
Don't have a yahoo account for your business; it makes you look very unprofessional. Get your own domain; it's very cheap to run and it looks a lot better to have an email address of firstname.lastname@example.com than email@example.com.


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Random Vinyl: Manuela - Manuela (1969)
German female singer who had most of her success in the 1960's. She changed her name from Doris to Manuela for a more exotic appeal. You would think with a name like that, she would have adopted a Spanish accent, but in fact, she tried to sound more "white American" than anything. Thanks to all the Random Vinyl listeners for help in researching this artist!


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5 Ways 'Common Sense' Lies To You Everyday
Albert Einstein said common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by the age of 18. It is also a result of some pervasive and extremely stupid logical fallacies that have become embedded in the human brain over generations, for one reason or another. These malfunctioning thoughts--several of which you've had already today--are a major cause of everything that's wrong with the world.
#5. The Historian's Fallacy
You'll Hear it As:
"Hey I heard Lisa tried to stab you! You should have known that ho was crazy!"
How It Screws Us:
Remember that time you decided to jump off your roof and do a back flip into your little brother's kiddie pool? Remember how all your friends thought it was a great idea and it was going to be so cool? And do you remember when you regained consciousness three months later in the hospital, how suddenly they all laughed at you and said you should have known better? Congratulations, you were bitch-slapped by the Historian's Fallacy.
The problem is, there is something about our brains that just won't let us put ourselves in the other guy's shoes. We're the fat guy on the couch screaming about how LeBron James "choked" because he took that bad shot instead of driving the lane. We're all convinced that, had we been in the same situation, we would have made the right decision; the Titanic wouldn't have sank, the stock market wouldn't have crashed and the PlayStation 3 wouldn't have been priced at $599.
The moment we see their mistake in hindsight, we tell ourselves what morons they must have been. The problem, of course, is that when your reaction is to shake your head, laugh and call them dumbasses, it keeps you from learning from their mistakes.
It Gets Worse...
To see this happening on a grand scale, just open a history book, or watch the news. George Santayana famously warned in 1905 that, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" and people have spent the last hundred years ignoring him. It's not so much that we don't remember the past, it's that here in the future everything they did looks retarded.
What were they thinking?
People don't realize that given the exact same set of circumstances and foreknowledge as Hitler in 1941, we would have invaded Russia, too. If we had been Sylvester Stallone in 1985, we would also have made Over The Top and married Brigitte Nielsen.
#4. The Nirvana Fallacy
You'll Hear it As:
"You gave that homeless guy a sandwich? Ha! Like that's really going to fix poverty!"
How It Screws Us:
The Nirvana Fallacy is when you dismiss anything in the real world because you compare it to an unrealistic, perfect alternative, by which it pales in comparison. It wouldn't be a problem, except it keeps us from getting anything done.
"We were GOING to write an album, but...Nevermind." The Nirvana Fallacy.
For instance, procrastination can happen for a lot of reasons--you drank too much the night before, or you're feeling uninspired, or it's your first time doing gay porn and you're having second thoughts--but one of the most common reasons we procrastinate is fear that the end result won't live up to the "perfect" idea in our heads. Think about the writer friend of yours who has never actually written anything, because they're "waiting for the right idea" for a book to come along.
This is why people wind up living in their parents' basement--waiting for the perfect job, the perfect girl, the perfect friendship--before committing to anything.
If you're not full of that kind of self-doubt, don't worry, there are plenty of assholes willing to supply it for you. Any incremental improvement on someone else's part is mocked as some kind of deluded hypocrisy, because anything short of perfect is not worth doing, so you might as well do nothing, like them. "Ha! You're drinking a Diet Coke with your hamburger? Like that's really going to make a difference!"
"A wedding dress. Right. Like THAT will attract a guy. You're pathetic."
It Gets Worse...
Politicians use this to attack any idea they don't like. "Sure, your plan is helping millions of families in poverty. But I found examples of people abusing it! So we might as well scrap the whole system!"
Or, you'll hear radical political types on the Internet say, "I'm not voting for any of those guys! They're no better than Bush! They're all corrupt agents of the NWO! I'm staying home until you can show me a perfect, incorruptible, intelligent politician who believes the exact same things I do!"
#3. The Appeal to Probability
You'll Hear it As:
"Sure I bought a lottery ticket! Somebody has to win, might as well be me!"
"They found another case of bird flu in China! If I see a bird, I'm gonna kill its ass before it can make me sick!"
How It Screws Us:
Our brains are stupid when it comes to calculating probability. As a result, we all have this fuzzy idea that if something can happen, it probably will. And we think this, while having no idea what "probably" even means.
This is why millions of high school kids think they're going play pro sports when they grow up, even though there are only enough available jobs for a tiny fraction of them. When the news says an asteroid may hit the Earth in the next 10 million years, people will watch the skies suddenly sure that an asteroid will hit that day.
And an asteroid that thinks it'll play pro sports is just the apotheosis of delusional.
The Appeal To Probability is the fallacy behind one of the most cherished tenants of common sense: Murphy's Law. For those of you who aren't familiar with comical posters from the 70s, Murphy's Law states that if something bad can happen, it will happen. And while that attitude may leave you depressed and irritable, believing the opposite can leave you having to sell a kidney to pay the rent.
It Gets Worse...
The Appeal To Probability might be one of the most ingenious ways people convince other people to give them money. The entire gambling industry runs on it. Well, that and mountains of cocaine. Any time we buy a lottery ticket, bet on a horse or enter into a financial agreement with the deposed president of Nigeria, we're being bent over by the Appeal to Probability.
Hollywood doesn't help us on this one, since every single movie is about the one-in-a-million shot going through. Nobody wants to hear about the underdog who lost the big game 49-0. So after hearing that same story several hundred times, we somehow come away with an unspoken belief that the unlikely underdog always wins. We don't stop to ask why, if that really happens, they are still called the unlikely underdog?


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This question is closely related to other two questions: "How to Add a Shortcut On Desktop" and "How do I add icons to the desktop in 10.04?" (this being a closed question). And I know the answers mentioned there! The problem is it is not working.
I just made a fresh Ubuntu 10.04 install a couple of days ago. Everything works fine for the main user: I can paste anything to the desktop, and it just works.
But I have created another user - as simple as it can be (no special settings; I just created a non-admin user and set its password).
Then, I logged in using this other user account. I just want to create a link for a "Games" folder, for my son, and I simply can't! It doesn't accept "paste", and the right button mouse click does nothing.
I have made several Ubuntu installations, several user accounts, and this never happened to me before! I tried to search some configuration/setting to fix it, but found nothing. I had to use the "Preferences" menu to be able to change the background/wallpaper image.
If I paste files / folders / links to the "Desktop" file system folder, it works (i.e., the files are copied / moved to the "Desktop" folder), but nothing appears in the desktop screen!
And, what impressed me most, I found nothing searching on Google and Ask Ubuntu - I thought this would be a common issue... has anybody experienced this? Any clue to make the desktop just working normally?
Remembering: all works fine for the first user (the admin user created when installing the system).


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My (Double) Life as a Black Swan - By Sarah LaneWall Street Journal - SPEAKEASY blog
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 08:52 AM
now i know it's not the same kind of story, but i thought all that was worth mentioning.
not to mention, i must add, that i really find it a terrible insult to the dancer who's taken 5, 6, 7, 8 etc. classes a week since age 11 or whatever, and gotten hired at age 17 and worked 10 hours a day for twelve years, to suggest that a 29-year-old who hasn't danced since she was a teenager with any kind of regularity can suddenly at that age pick it up, and regardless of how hard she works, turn into a "ballerina" in a few hours a day for one year. which they suggested with rather a heavy hand. they really wanted to people to think she had. at least that's how it sounded to me.
Posted 16 April 2011 - 11:27 AM
ABC Video: Natalie Portman's Dance Double Speaks Out
Worthwhile viewing.
Posted 16 April 2011 - 02:42 PM
Here is Sarah Lane appearing on ABC's 20/20.
ABC Video: Natalie Portman's Dance Double Speaks Out
Worthwhile viewing.
Thank you for posting this. I saw the segment on 20/20 and the GMA that was posted online. I think both times Sarah Lane presented herself in a very lovely way. Clearly her problem is with the notion that someone could become anywhere close to a professional dancer in a year or two. She is looking for respect for the art form. Later in the 20/20 interview when questioned about Natalie Portman, Lane answered that Portman was a beautiful actress who deserved the Oscar.
IMO the television interviews of both Jennifer Ringer and Sarah Lane have shown the world that there are beautiful, intelligent, real women in ballet. I'm not comparing their issues, personal styles etc. Just the fact that these two lovely women give a glimpse into the real people who work as ballet dancers.
Posted 16 April 2011 - 03:56 PM
>that there are beautiful, intelligent, real women in ballet. I'm not comparing their issues,
>personal styles etc. Just the fact that these two lovely women give a glimpse into the real
>people who work as ballet dancers.
I'm in total agreement with Vipa's above.
It did make me furious last night that 20/20 gave a horrible murder story
45 mins, while Sarah/ballet received only 5 mins of coverage.....
But thinking it over, that's typical of the junk that's on American TV.....
and 5 mins is making progress!!!
I thought Sarah did a magnificent job and managed to deflect the bias and
accusatory questions aimed at her, and she also instilled some doubt about
Portman's dancing. You'll notice they never showed a comparison of Portman
dancing and Sarah dancing....
Posted 17 April 2011 - 07:31 AM
Posted 17 April 2011 - 10:33 AM
I, too, thought that was odd. Maybe ABT preferred that the company name not be mentioned, though of course the studio and her fellow dancers would have been recognizable to the cognicenti.
I thought it was strange that they never mentioned the company that Sarah dances with (ABT of course), but they repeatedly used footage of ABT classes and rehearsals.
While this story probably won't hold the public interest for long, there might well be repercussions involving future cinematic casting/crediting/contractural/promotional decisions - on the parts of dancers and production companies, alike; and that could have implications for other types of doubles, even (perhaps) retroactively. It's an interesting dilemma. I agree with Ms. Lane when she says that the promotional pitch for this particular film - touting Portman as a balletic wunderkind - is the main concern here, compounded by ongoing misrepresentation after the fact on the part of the motion picture studio and principals.
Posted 17 April 2011 - 07:22 PM
I also agree that Ms. Lane, and Wendy Perron too, were very good at focusing the questions onto the need for respect and recognition of ballet, an art form requiring decades of training; NOT individual personalities/performers. (However, I'm sure the prurient press (20/20 included) and Hollywood hacks just wanted a good 'cat fight' to help sell the show or dvds.)
PS. I'm also glad someone viewed my trailer and called it "an antidote to Black Swan" that they wanted to show everyone. It made my day.
Posted 17 April 2011 - 08:32 PM
I'm also glad someone viewed my trailer and called it "an antidote to Black Swan" that they wanted to show everyone. It made my day.
Should make much more than just 'one day', 4mrdncr. Congratulations. The word 'antidote' is one of the highest you can get, proves your work has power and said something important. My 3rd book is finally coming out in June, and I am hoping to be called an 'antidote' to something myself (although not 'The Black Swan', even though it is called 'Illegal Dances of New York City'. I know, shameless self-promotion, but it took 4 years to get to the final edit this week.) Good for us 'deep-goers'.
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ongoing misrepresentation after the fact on the part of the motion picture studio and principals.
That's why this 'BlackSwanGate' had to be done. If the hype continued, it might as well be said to be on the same level as the supermarket stories about Brangelina, which are somehow never-ending, and by now, downright repulsive. A certain amount of Hollywood hype is to be expected, so I might disagree somewhat with GoCoyote and others, but only to a degree, about how 'Hollywood' means devious and ballet is grounded in something less so. I don't even think ballet is all that particalarly 'honest' (not that I think it's dishonest or devious), but just rather that, in this case, even if it wasn't a 'ballet movie' the way 'the Red Shoes' is, it's somewhat answerable to the matter of ballet as an art form, and it doesn't matter if 20/20 used it as crass TV tripe (to their perceptions.) I'm surprised it made it onto such an important prurient show at all.
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The deceptive approach leads to a more defensive attitude and behaviour (as demonstrated by the Portman camp) and the honest approach leads to a more protective attitude and behavour (as demonstrated by the Lane camp).
I'm sure I am over simplifying and I'm definitely biased in favour of 'ballet culture' (Hollywood culture leaves me cold) but there you go! I hope the world of ballet and the world of Hollywood (as it is today) continue to have little to do with each other as I can see only harm being brought to ballet and no good at all. But I know this is unlikely to stay the case - especially now that new technologies allow for Hollywood style illusions to be realized with increasing ease.
Yes, I'd say that in a general sense, you might be overstating it, and 'Hollywood culture leaving one cold' is all right, and sometimes I think it does me too. But then so does 'balet culture' sometimes leave me cold. At this point, I don't think the movies are worth the money, and I do think ballet is, so that says something, although not much.
Although definitely like Ms. Lane's project of the last few weeks. Good for her. She was right, and Ms. Portman is going to have to settle for being a fine actress, even though it seems as though what she wanted was not to be seen so much as an 'accomplished ballerina', but rather as a 'movie goddess' as existed in the old days, and has totally vanished. The only one who has that, as far as I can see, is DeNeuve, and she's French and old. There aren't going to be any more Garbos, Gardners, and Monroes.
Posted 18 April 2011 - 01:52 AM
at least for me, fall more naturally on the story that was unfolding rather than on the question of whether that was anne bancroft or say someone like makarova doing the dancing - emma jacklin (her character) really wasn't shown dancing, just suggested. and of course, she was much older than natalie portman and as far as i know didn't really have any dancing background, so for me it was all the more impressive that in what they did show her doing, it really looked quite good.
Following this to go a bit off topic, I would say we don't know what they would have tried in 1977 with the technology they have today, and even the pros in The Turning Point received some help from film techniques. I liked Bancroft but because she couldn't be shown dancing or doing much of anything, much less than was asked of Portman, the film gave a misleading account of what a ballerina in late maturity can do - one could easily take away that all they're capable of is a walk around the stage in ankle length dresses waving their arms, that is until management brings out the hook. And The Turning Point is a ballet film in a way that Black Swan isn't.
I thought it was strange that they never mentioned the company that Sarah dances with (ABT of course), but they repeatedly used footage of ABT classes and rehearsals.
I noticed that, too. Also noticed that at the very end of the segment Elizabeth Vargas took the time to plug the DVD, and she also promoted Lane to "prima ballerina." Well, maybe someday.
Posted 19 April 2011 - 10:34 PM
You should be in Black Swan
Posted 20 April 2011 - 04:59 AM
Posted 20 April 2011 - 11:08 AM
I agree with Ms. Lane when she says that the promotional pitch for this particular film - touting Portman as a balletic wunderkind - is the main concern here, compounded by ongoing misrepresentation after the fact on the part of the motion picture studio and principals.
I'd say if there was one thing the 20/20 segment made clear, it's that this is mostly about the Oscar, one way or another.
Posted 20 April 2011 - 04:33 PM
Hi Dirac. In this particular case, that is probably the hinge - though dancers, the public and management (of both movie and dance companies) have been sensitized to the issues via Black Swan, and there could be repercussions as to how such issues are dealt with in the future. If the principals on the motion picture side had not made such a big deal about Portman's "training" and virtuosity in this film, the controversy would probably have simmered down by now; but - hoist on their own collective petard - they've opened the door to scrutiny and contractural challenges in the future, and that would seem (to me) to be the take-away from all that has happened.
I'd say if there was one thing the 20/20 segment made clear, it's that this is mostly about the Oscar, one way or another.
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As St. Paul High senior quarterback Logan Marchi passed and ran for seven touchdowns Thursday night, teammate Daija Fitzpatrick gave Marchi the ultimate compliment.
"It is a blessing to have Logan as our quarterback," said Fitzpatrick after the Falcons cruised to a 56-41 win over Sacred Heart at Municipal Stadium. "We all are very lucky to have him on our side. Not many high school quarterbacks can do what he does, especially in these tough conditions."
Neither the rain nor a pesky Hearts defense deterred Marchi, who threw for five touchdowns and ran for two more, one on a 40-yard run thanks to a terrific block by Fitzpatrick.
"It's a special feeling to have a winning record, something we haven't had since 2009," said Marchi as the Falcons improved to 5-2. "Everyone is contributing. We have great team chemistry."
Quarterback Quincey Williams ran for TDs of 52 and 80 for the Hearts (0-8) and also threw a 48-yard TD to Parris Wolfe. Jae'Quan Robinson ran for two TDs and Parris Wolfe ran for another.
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Father Gregory Plow, TOR, the chaplain of the men's and women's cross-country teams at Franciscan University of Steubenville, will run in the Wild Idaho Ultramarathon on Aug. 3.
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Wilson: Torrington girls deny Watertown signature win
The level of improvement is stunning, and the record was perfect — at least until Friday night. But Watertown High isn't quite there yet. Closing the gap, but not quite there.
"There" is up at the top of the Naugatuck Valley League with the perennial blue bloods like Torrington and Holy Cross. Despite a ferocious second-half comeback, the Indians were dropped from the ranks of the unbeatens by Torrington, 55-47, at the Connie Donahue Gymnasium.
It was a gritty effort after an eminently forgettable first half. But grit and victory aren't always the same, and it wasn't on this night for the Indians, who fell to 10-1 overall.
"This team needs a signature win," said Watertown coach Ed Lopes. "Our record says we are a good team, but until we beat one of the elite teams, we are not there."
Lopes doesn't remember the last time the Indians beat Torrington — or Holy Cross, for that matter. He knows that is the hurdle. He loves his team and the effort in the second half on this night. But he knows the Indians need a big one.
He also knows they may not be far away. After a first half in which the Indians shot 5-of-26 with 12 turnovers and just five baskets, Torrington led, 29-12. The Red Raiders' dominance was so complete that its own crowd was quieted.
Paige Middleton (13 points) scored Torrington's first seven points and the Raiders wrecked the Watertown zone while creating havoc with its defense.
But a funny thing happened on the way to a blowout. A major second-half role reversal turned dull into drama. Torrington (8-3) turned the ball over on its first six possessions and suddenly there was a strange wind blowing in the gym.
Dominating the offensive boards (16 rebounds) and finding lanes to the basket, the Indians whittled away. Torrington went 71/2 minutes without a basket before Nicole Kozlak broke the drought with a driving layup with 1:34 to go in the period.
By then, Watertown had gone on a 13-4 run to close the deficit to 33-25. At the end of the quarter, it was 37-27. Game on.
"I think we got a little too confident with the lead, and we were staying back too much," said Kozlak.
Watertown's zone defense suddenly went from sedate to swarming and had a lot to do with what was happening.
"Our defense woke up," said Jamie Zoldy (10 points)." We didn't come out and play pressure in the first half. In the second half, we picked up the defense."
When Kozlak (12 points) drained a 3-pointer with 6:49 to go in the game, Torrington looked like it had regrouped and was in total control again with a 42-29 lead. Wrong again.
Over the next two minutes, Sara Selimovski scored six points on two drives and an offensive rebound, Meg Perrin converted an offensive rebound, and Zoldy drained a 3-pointer for an 11-0 run to cut the deficit to 42-38 with 5:24 to go.
An animated Torrington coach Mike Fritch had cajoled, cautioned, urged, lectured, scolded and instructed his team. Life Star was on the speed dial. It wasn't needed, however. The Raiders again caught themselves.
A 3-pointer from Caroline Teti highlighted a quick five-point spurt to push the lead back to 10 points, 48-38. Over? Not quite.
The Indians continued to push, and a pair of three-point plays from Perrin and Jules Rinaldi helped cut the deficit to 51-46 with 57 seconds left.
Torrington finally put the Indians away by hitting four foul shots down the stretch.
"How do you have 13 turnovers in a half and win?" said a beleaguered Fritch. "I thought we had everything under control at the half, and then we settled back and relaxed. I told our team that Watertown would extend its pressure, and we just stayed outside. Fortunately, at the end we made some foul shots."
Watertown did not help itself at the line with a 5-of-14 effort while Torrrngton was 18-of-30.
Lopes was quick to call Torrington the better team on this night, but he knows his team is closing the gap. Maybe the next time.
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