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Miguel H. Diaz Is A Latino, Yeah!

Miguel H. Diaz has been chosen by President Obama, peace be upon him, as the new ambassador to the Holy See.  The Miguel H. Diazsecular media and Catholic Left has been hailing Mr. Diaz as a Rahner scholar and “pro-life” Democrat.  Jesuit Father James Martin of America magazine, who recently claimed that Obama is not pro-abortion, has praised Mr. Diaz for being a Latino, in addition to being a “faithful” Catholic and for receiving a degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Abbot John Klassen of St. John’s Abbey had this to say about Mr. Diaz’s Latino and theological credentials [emphasis mine]:

“He is a strong proponent of the necessity of the Church to become deeply and broadly multi-cultural [I guess we need priestesses to be more multi-cultural], to recognize and appreciate the role that culture plays in a living faith [sounds too much like a living, breathing constitution]. Born in Havana, Cuba [Being born in Havana, Cuba is a good start in creating his Latino credentials.], he is a leading Hispanic theologian in United States.”

Eric Gorski of the Associated Press added:

Cathleen Kaveny, a Notre Dame law and theology professor who also served on the Obama campaign’s Catholic advisory committee, said it was significant Obama chose a theologian and a representative of one of the fastest growing demographics in the U.S. church, Hispanics.

Further solidifying Miguel H. Diaz’s Latino credentials.

I, Tito, would further add that being a Latino-Heterosexual-Pangean-American myself that Mr. Miguel H. Diaz also has a spanish first and last name, further cementing his Latino credentials among the politically correct crowd.

I cannot vouch for the pro-life credentials of Mr. Diaz but notwithstanding his fine Latino credentials he is also a Rahner scholar. Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, George Weigel explains Jesuit Father Karl Rahner’s philosophy of being the grandfather of liberation theology as well as advocating that the Church’s missionary efforts of conversion be that of dialogue instead.

Seriously though, other than being a Latino and pushing for multi-culturalism, does Mr. Diaz carry any fidelity to the teachings of the Church?

Update I:  It seems Father John Zuhlsdorf shares my concern about the fidelity to the teachings of the Church by Mr. Miguel H. Diaz.  Mr. Diaz  was praised by “The advocacy groups Catholics United and Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good issued statements Wednesday night praising the choice of Diaz.”

Mr. Diaz also refused to release or make any statements on several issues.  Considering the people he associates with and the praise he has been receiving from highly questionable quarters, Mr. Diaz is sounding more and more like a dissident Catholic, though this is only my first impression.  We’ll need more information in order to discern if Mr. Diaz is the real deal or a Catholic In Name Only (CINO).

Update II: Rocco Palmo’s reliable but unnamed sources have said that the Vatican had accepted Diaz’s nomination.

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Tito Edwards
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 1:22am

Michael I.,

What part of “satire” don’t you understand?

I asked the question if Mr. Diaz holds fidelity to the teachings of the Church not because he doesn’t, but because I want to know if he does. It was a question.

Your comments will not be approved if you continue to insult people.

Gerard E.
Gerard E.
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 4:42am

1. Bad sign- he wears a t-shirt under his sport jacket. Sorta like the flipside of the aging dissident priest- badly mismatched sport jacket and tie. The Diaz Look- so 2003.

2. “Born in Havana, Cuba-” on to Abbot Klassen’s glowing review. Only means that Mama and/or Papa had the good sense to raise their offspring outside of a Marxist dictatorship.

3. “A leading Hispanic theologian-” the good Abbot sets both himself and Prof. Dr. Diaz as butts of jokes here so we will proceed further.

4.”The need for the Church to become deeply and broadly multi-cultural…..” There’s a ringing endorsement. I would think Prof. Dr. Diaz would understand the need to preach Christ Crucified, in season and out, as both a personal and professional priority. Perhaps I am too insensitive.

5. So is he pro-life? Or is he the best that Dear Leader can find in an increasingly limited pool of likely candidates- Dear Mother of God, he might have actually considered Caroline Kennedy? Hope Prof. Dr. Diaz- married? Ex-priest? Metrosexual?- doesn’t do the t-shirt and jacket number in official meetings. Might be a little too multi-cultural for the Vatican.

Donald R. McClarey
Admin
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:30am

Let’s see he worked actively to have the most pro-abortion President in our nation’s history elected. He signs on to a letter supporting the fanatically pro–abortion Sebelius, the friend of Tiller the Killer, to be Secretary of HHS. With “pro-lifers” like Mr. Diaz, who needs pro-aborts?

jh
jh
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 8:21am

TO be honest the least of our concenrs should be his Theology.

Is he competent!! I am relieved that it is not Kmiec. Kmiec showed in his actions the last couple of monthys he had no business beingan Enoy to the Island Nation of Naru or the Artic for that matter with his temperment

What sort of strikes me about this pick is that it is much much lower profile name than usual compared to Envoys that we have sent in the past.

As

Anthony
Anthony
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 10:06am

Question: why would it be that important to Obama for the Vatican ambassador to be a pro-choice or even pro-Obama person? Or a dissident Catholic?

If he’s really a uniter, why can’t he just take his lumps on this particular position and install a practicing/ faithful Catholic to the job? Is it really that unacceptable?

Phillip
Phillip
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 10:11am

Perhaps, contra some who think otherwise, it is to develop a liberal Catholic and Hispanic voting bloc for the Dems. for the forseeable future.

Max
Max
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 10:26am

Exactly, Phillip.

I’ll assume that the Hispanic vote was lacking in his first campaign–as a politician (and nothing more) he always looks to the future; his own.

rufus
rufus
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 10:28am

If the Catholic left is hailing him, his ‘Catholicism’ is immediately questionable, and more likely than not, contrived.

Gabriel Austin
Gabriel Austin
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 1:12pm

Is it not somewhat racist to applaud the nomination of Mr. Diaz [as also that of Judge Sotomayor] because they are Hispanic?

Michael J. Iafrate
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 2:15pm

Is it not somewhat racist to applaud the nomination of Mr. Diaz [as also that of Judge Sotomayor] because they are Hispanic?

No, of course not. What an impoverished (or ideologically tainted) definition of “racism” you must have. Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.

Rich Leonardi
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 4:41pm

Stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.

The hard left has found its new bogeyman in the post-Bush era.

Phillip
Phillip
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 4:50pm

No, they still use Bush. But even they know they need a new object for division.

e.
e.
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:17pm

Tito:

“Miguel H. Diaz has been chosen by President Obama, peace be upon him…”

You gettin’ all Mohammedan on us now?

(On another note, why in heavens name do I yet remain a 2nd class citizen on this here blog?)

Phillip
Phillip
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:30pm

Be glad for that, I’m a third class. 🙂

Rick Lugari
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:40pm

I haven’t even been assigned a class; my wife says it’s because I have none…

e.
e.
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:44pm

Well, it seems even the Ever Infamous Iafrate, in spite of his seemingly horrid presence, retains a much higher standing than we few, we happy few, we Catholic band of brothers so grievously persecuted by The Guardians of this Realm simply because we are, at bottom, classless… oh well.

Donald R. McClarey
Admin
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:50pm

No e., the Catholic Anarchist is continually in moderation.

Tito Edwards
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 5:55pm

Is it not somewhat racist to applaud the nomination of Mr. Diaz [as also that of Judge Sotomayor] because they are Hispanic?

No, of course not. What an impoverished (or ideologically tainted) definition of “racism” you must have.

I thought we moved beyond race. Didn’t Martin Luther King say we should judge someone based on the content of their character and not of there skin? Oh, that only applies to conservatives, while liberals get to be racists.

Mark DeFrancisis,

Nonconstructive comments will not be approved.

Michael J. Iafrate
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 7:29pm

I thought we moved beyond race.

Who is “we”? How the heck do we “move beyond” race? “Colorblindness” is a false “solution” to racism. We should see and appreciate racial diversity, not “move beyond” it.

Tito Edwards
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 7:40pm

We should see and appreciate racial diversity, not “move beyond” it

I’m glad you feel that way. Since Sotomayer believes that Latino’s are superior to everyone else, I hope you recognize my intellectual superiority to you and your race.

Tito Edwards
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 7:53pm

Michael I.,

Personal insults will not be tolerated. Keep up your unChristian behavior.

Michael J. Iafrate
Thursday, May 28, AD 2009 8:30pm

Since Sotomayer believes that Latino’s are superior to everyone else…

She did not say this.

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