Not surprised: National Catholic Reporter promotes Feuerherd to editor-and-chief

Whispers reports some most unwelcome tidings:

"Placing the marquee publication of American Catholicism's progressive wing in feisty, fearless and familiar hands, earlier today the National Catholic Reporter announced the return of Joe Feuerherd -- until last year, the paper's longtime Washington correspondent -- to its masthead, but now as publisher and editor-in-chief."

Pure nerve from chairman-of-the-NCR-board:

“We are also impressed with Joe’s strong commitment throughout his adult life to peace and justice issues, as well as to the documents and spirit of Vatican II.”

"Spirit of Vatican II", I'll say....

Feuerherd has most recently got himself into hot water with this offensive "screed" published in the Washington Post, in which he literally expressed his desire to see the American bishops "damned" before he would fail to vote democrat this fall.

Feuerherd was quickly answered roundly by Ramesh Ponnuru, more notably by Sister Mary Ann Walsh of the USCCB, and most notably by Canon Lawyer Ed Peters who observes that under Church Law a very sound case can be made that Feuerherd deserved to be "punished by an interdict or other just penalties" (CIC 1373).

Hmm, someone who deserves to be punished by a Church interdict?!

Yep, promote him to your publisher and editor-and-chief.

Good call, NCR. Way to show us what sort of record you admire.

This seriously deserves a petition....