Dear John,

Despite my "lack of interest in CFN", I continue to read and was impressed that you published, in the current issue, the articles by John Salza and Dr C.

On the last page, you ask the question What do we want to read?

As previously commented, I want to see articles about the Resistance, what they are resisting, why are other priests staying inside, and how the SSPX leader has changed from the position outlined in the article by Dr C., how Resistance advocates are faring without regular Mass, etc.

Maybe if enough people ask … ?

Br Joseph

John Vennari is not interested in the Resistance, so I am not interested in his work.

I think as a journalist, and as a serious Traditional Catholic "News" paper, CFN lost all credibility when they did not at least report on the crisis in the SSPX, ousting of + Williamson, formation of a Resistance, and the Resistance Summit helpd in VA.  For a publication that prides itself on reporting on the goings on in Catholic tradition, they purposely decided to ignore this "Scoop".  

It is obvious the Vennari has certain loyalties to + Fellay and the SSPX.  When +Refan in Brazil was carrying on with the modernists CFN was shouting the info on the front page.  When +Fellay does almost the same thing, the headlines are silent.

I'm not saying that a journalist should necessarily take sides, but I do believe that they should give a true and unbiased report of the news from all perspectives.

CFN dropped the ball.  They ignore key issues confronting and involving Catholic Tradition.  For this they are unreliable as a true news source.  Not worth the price of a subscription.

As a caveat, Mr. Vennari does try to counter some of the nonsense produced by Menzingen by printing articles quoting the Archbishop that clearly contradict article by +Fellay but he refuses to come straight out and say:

"Fellay and Menzingen Contradict their Holy Founder"
Now that's an honest headline!
Or how about "Society Priest Ousted for Preaching the words of Archbishop Lefebvre at Ordination Ceremony!"  or perhaps "SSPX priest for 20 Years Ordered to do Penance and Reparation in a Monastery for Preaching the Words of Archbishop Lefebvre". or how about "Over 100 priests flee from the SSPX"?Once CFN and John Vennari decided to ignore key issues in the world of Catholic Tradition it lost all credibility as true Traditional Catholic news source.

Why would anyone shy away from calling pope Francis a heretic? It's much nicer than what he actually is: a condemned apostate.  Sorry if it offends, but just by reading his own words, it's like pope St. Pius X is writing pascendi about Francis, in real time. Or, that Francis is using the condemnations in pascendi as his scripts for interviews...that's my $.02.

CFN lost all credibility when they did not at least report on the crisis in the SSPX, ousting of + Williamson,

With respect the newspaper did report on it.

http://www.cfnews.org/page10/page61/page61.html

Bishop Williamson Expelled from the SSPX

By John Vennari

October 24: It is confirmed from Menzingen today that Bishop Richard Williamson has been expelled from the Society of Saint Pius X. The news fills me with great sadness.

This break has been coming for some time; it is one of those tragic events one sees in advance yet is powerless to prevent.

I never forget a kindness, and Bishop Williamson had been good to me over the years. Though we have not communicated as often since his departure from Winona in 2003, I still owe him a debt of gratitude. In the mid 1990s, in highly unusual circuмstances, I was able to study at-a-distance for the priesthood for two years through the Winona seminary, which Bishop Williamson made possible. Though I did not follow through to the priesthood, the formation I received was invaluable.

I am also grateful for him introducing Dr. David Allen White to us all, since we learned about Dr. White through his magnificent lectures on Shakespeare at Winona
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The root cause of this latest discord, of course, is the crisis in the Church caused by the Second Vatican Council, which has been a source of division even among good men.

It is not my intention to step in between warring factions, as in cases like this there are often faults on both sides and it is not my mission to root out all the details. Further, I have been in the traditionalist movement for 32 years and have seen how ugly these fights can become. Yes, I too scratched my head at some of Bishop Williamson’s recent words and actions, and I believe the infamous “h0Ɩ0cαųst” interview was a mistake, yet I will not join in the blanket condemnations against him. As for all else, I will keep my own counsel.

It was a mistake because it caused John to divide his loyalties?

I'm just curious "Br. Joseph" if you actually sent this to John Vennari's/CFN's email directly (you know how you'd actually communicate with him besides writing snail mail or calling), or if you're just being a troll and posting it as an open letter on a forum?

Instead of just tooling around online with nothing better to do, John Vennari does great work in spreading Tradition and Our Lady of Fatima's message in close collaboration with Fr. Nicholas Gruner and other traditional journalists. I'm sure he doesn't have much time to be bothered looking around other sites and forums.

Yes, I did communicate directly with John. He is a great guy and does good work. I cannot believe that he does not see what is going on. However, I do wish he would deal with it as a newsman and report the news.

I can assure you that I am not a troll.

The "Brother" in my name comes from the Third Order of St Francis.

For more evidence that I am not a troll, see http://www.ecclesiamilitans.com/