Father Robert McTeigue was the Commencement speaker for Ave Maria University’s graduating class of 2011. This quote came directly from his speech. To the indoctrinated, unthinking automatons of modern society it may seem that he is advocating mean-spiritedness and hatred – because that is what they have been taught. We all must just go along to get along, and who are we to judge others, right? Wrong, wrong, wrong! There are such things as “slippery slopes” and we’re sliding down a steep one as a society right now. Look around you and what do you see our kids doing? Dressing like prostitutes, sexting, hooking up, having friends with benefits, choosing “alternative lifestyles.” Where does it all end? If we always try to “choose our fights wisely” we end up never drawing a line anywhere and we end up losing everything. It’s time now to stop tolerating bad manners, disrespect for traditions and customs, sinful behavior…the list goes on and on. We need more teachers in our schools like Father McTeigue. Here is the quote and this takes you to a video of the entire speech and this will take you to an article by Kathryn Jean Lopez of National Review:
“Socrates was intolerant of the Sophists. Moses was intolerant of Pharaoh. Jesus was intolerant of the Pharisees. Frederick Douglass was intolerant of slavery. Blessed Rupert Mayer was intolerant of the Nazis. Blessed Mother Teresa was intolerant of abortion. Blessed Pope John Paul was intolerant of the culture of death. Intolerance can be a beautiful thing — you just need to know how to do it properly.”
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