Christian Order
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Christian Order is a British-based monthly magazine for Traditionalist Catholic
s which was described by John Beaumont of Fidelity magazine in 1996 as "most influential of the conservative Catholic journals in the United Kingdom".
It was originally devoted to the Catholic response to social issues, taking a distributist stance sceptical of the welfare state
. In the 1970s a number of contributors were attracted such as George Telford (former Vice-Chairman and Secretary to the Catechetical Commission of the Bishops of England and Wales) and the lay author Michael Davies
.
The magazine's rationale is presented in confrontational terms:
The Neocatechumenal Way
is criticized in the magazine as "heretical" (Lutheran) and a "Trojan horse" in the Church. In an article published in the magazine, CJ O'Hehir described Ireland as "the most anti-Catholic Catholic country in the world, and the most monolithically liberal of the world's democracies." The magazine has republished articles from Daylight, the magazine of the Catholic creationist Daylight Origins Society
.
It has been criticised by Searchlight
magazine for having among its contributors "extremists" (including John Vennari), a "race-baiter" (E. Michael Jones
) and an "antisemitic conspiracist" (Robert Sungenis
), and the website Catholic Culture suggests that its contents should be looked at in "a critical light" due to "a bias against Church leaders, Vatican II, and the New Mass."
Traditionalist Catholic
Traditionalist Catholics are Roman Catholics who believe that there should be a restoration of many or all of the liturgical forms, public and private devotions and presentations of Catholic teachings which prevailed in the Catholic Church before the Second Vatican Council...
s which was described by John Beaumont of Fidelity magazine in 1996 as "most influential of the conservative Catholic journals in the United Kingdom".
It was originally devoted to the Catholic response to social issues, taking a distributist stance sceptical of the welfare state
Welfare state
A welfare state is a "concept of government in which the state plays a key role in the protection and promotion of the economic and social well-being of its citizens. It is based on the principles of equality of opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for those...
. In the 1970s a number of contributors were attracted such as George Telford (former Vice-Chairman and Secretary to the Catechetical Commission of the Bishops of England and Wales) and the lay author Michael Davies
Michael Davies (Catholic writer)
Michael Treharne Davies was a British teacher, and traditionalist Catholic writer of many books about the Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council...
.
The magazine's rationale is presented in confrontational terms:
The Neocatechumenal Way
Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, NC Way or, colloquially, The Way or The Neocats is an itinerary within the Catholic Church dedicated to the Christian formation of adults...
is criticized in the magazine as "heretical" (Lutheran) and a "Trojan horse" in the Church. In an article published in the magazine, CJ O'Hehir described Ireland as "the most anti-Catholic Catholic country in the world, and the most monolithically liberal of the world's democracies." The magazine has republished articles from Daylight, the magazine of the Catholic creationist Daylight Origins Society
Daylight Origins Society
-Circle Scientifique et Historique:Circle Scientifique et Historique , was founded in 1971 in Belgium to preserve and disseminate the work of French creationist Fernand Crombette.-Daylight Origins Society:...
.
It has been criticised by Searchlight
Searchlight (magazine)
Searchlight is a British anti-fascist magazine, founded in 1975 by Gerry Gable, which publishes exposés about racism, antisemitism, and fascism in the UK....
magazine for having among its contributors "extremists" (including John Vennari), a "race-baiter" (E. Michael Jones
E. Michael Jones
Eugene Michael Jones is a writer, former professor, and the current editor of Culture Wars magazine ....
) and an "antisemitic conspiracist" (Robert Sungenis
Robert Sungenis
Robert A. Sungenis , is an American Catholic apologist. He is the founder of The Bellarmine Report, renamed from the Bellarmine Theological Forum in 2011, renamed from Catholic Apologetics International in August 2007. Sungenis is known for his apologetic works critiquing the Protestant doctrines...
), and the website Catholic Culture suggests that its contents should be looked at in "a critical light" due to "a bias against Church leaders, Vatican II, and the New Mass."