Ruse: "Randall Terry Is Not the Spokesman for Catholic Orthodoxy"

Randall Terry is a bit persona non grata on AmP after setting-up Archbishop Burke last week.

Austin Ruse attempts to separate good from bad when it comes to this divisive character:

First things first: Randall Terry is a very talented guy. I am told he is a riveting speaker. He is utterly fearless. And he has a remarkable ability to project himself and his convictions into the mainstream press.

... [but] Randall Terry cannot be allowed to represent himself as the voice of Catholic orthodoxy. The press in its essential anti-Catholicism would much rather quote someone like Randall Terry than more responsible people like George Weigel or George Rutler or Michael Novak or Robert Royal or Jody Bottum or any one of dozens of important voices. The press love it that the P.T. Barnum of the pro-life movement is now front and center in defending the Catholic Church. (CNA)