A Blogger Departs

Mark Windsor, a rather prolific Catholic blogger, has grown weary of the seemingly incessant negativity of so many in the blogosphere and decided to terminate his blog.

"There are people out there who like nothing better than to complain about the Church. I’ve even taken to calling them the 'blame the Church first crowd.' They disavow anything the church does that’s good, instead focusing more on scandal and ugliness. (Yes, such needs to be exposed, but the Church has not devolved to the point where scandal and ugliness are its defining features.) They’ve begun spreading their disaffection at every opportunity in every comments box they can find. Some readers are drawn to their cataclysmic view; their faith challenged, broken, or at the very least altered and nearly unrecognizable. To speak out against them is to be considered uncultured; blind, ignorant, otherworldly. Even the blogs that attempt to do some good, and come close to doing so at times, attract those that seek to poison the Church and all she stands for....

"There’s far more good that comes from the Church than bad, and it sickens me that a few people are able to skew the debate publicly."

(Hat tip to Gerard Serafin)

A Penitent Blogger says, I admire the good-hearted people who have the time, patience, and intellectual energy to facilitate dialogue by enabling comment boxes on their blog. It is very sad that one of these good people has been worn down and driven away. I hope he comes back and that more good people will speak up for Truth and Charity in the blogosphere.