{"id":7836,"date":"2003-10-28T20:03:51","date_gmt":"2003-10-29T01:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2003\/10\/28\/by-their-fruitcakes-you-will-know-them\/"},"modified":"2003-10-28T20:03:51","modified_gmt":"2003-10-29T01:03:51","slug":"by-their-fruitcakes-you-will-know-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2003\/10\/by-their-fruitcakes-you-will-know-them\/","title":{"rendered":"By their fruitcakes you will know them"},"content":{"rendered":"

Voice of the faithful represents themselves this way:<\/p>\n

Voice of the Faithful (VOTF) a worldwide organization of over 30,000
\nmainstream practicing Catholics from more than 40 U.S. states and 21 countries.\n<\/p>\n

Yet they continue to have people at their meeting and conventions<\/a>
\nlike Eugene Kennedy and Fr. Richard McBrien as their keynote speakers.
\nThey say they are mainstream yet they look more like a board meeting at the
\nNational Catholic Reporter. They say they are faithful
\nCatholics in communion with the universal Catholic Church who I guess just
\naccidentally represent themselves with people who dissent significantly from
\nChurch teachings. Maybe they just don’t have enough money to get a speaker
\nwho actually believes in the Catholic faith. Catholic Answers has a speaker’s
\nbureau and offers seminars<\/a> on various topics by Marcellino D’Ambrosio<\/a>,
\nRosalind Moss<\/a>,
\nMark Shea<\/a>,
\nJimmy Akin<\/a> and others for an honorarium of $1200 for the first talk and $800
\nfor each additional talk. I would like to give them a hand
\nto help them get back on track and raise some money for them to get some
\ngood keynote speakers. Every organization has it’s strengths and if you look
\nclosely at VOTF you can tell that they have an abundance of items for making
\nmoney.<\/p>\n

First VOTF has a surplus of fruitcakes so why not sell them off
\nfor a profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VOTF Fruitcake more fruits and nuts per square inch then
\nany other commercially available cake. It is even shaped like a small C
\nfor Catholic. (An O was just too close to orthodox).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nThey could get into the aircraft spare parts business.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plenty of wings to sell. So if your are looking
\nfor left wings, here you go.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nHoliday baskets and gifts just in time for the Christmas season.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chock full of nuts of every kind. They even
\nhave plenty of specially designed nut cases.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nRoman Collars and Religious Clothing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n

\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fr. Richard McBrien and Joan Chittister,OSB
\nhave everything from Roman collars to religious habits in stock and in
\npristine condition (never worn).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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