tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post8021105270775344859..comments2024-03-28T13:09:58.564+00:00Comments on Apples and Roses: Faith of Our FathersMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-29923146022841037542022-07-20T23:09:34.413+00:002022-07-20T23:09:34.413+00:00I'm sympathetic to the situation of EF goers -...I'm sympathetic to the situation of EF goers - although at this point my sympathy is restricted to those I know in-person - although the EF is not my liturgical preference. I'm bemused at the line of response that compares EF goers to OF goers as unfavorably as possible. Even granting (which I emphatically do not) that those who prefer the EF are better catechized, more faithful, holier, etc, than those who attend the OF, why the comparison? One either has or doesn't have those qualities, regardless of any comparison.<br /><br />Also, there are adjectives for the linked survey, but I don't think "splendid" is an accurate one. "Unscientific" and "potentially misleading" come to mind. The survey compares in-pew (so *not* a random representative sample) responses at a handful of parishes to cherry-picked data items from various out-dated large national studies, and even "news" sites like the Daily Wire. No reason is given for the choice to do this. I will charitably assume the surveys authors couldn't afford a CARA subscription or to buy copies of other research, but it raises questions. The wording of the questions isn't shared and thus can't be compared with wording of the cherry-picked data, so there's simply no way to tell if the same question was even being asked. There's no way to sort answers by frequency of Mass attendance (as one can do in the The Pillar's recent surveys, for example), to list just a few red flags. <br /><br />Lastly, I'll take a moment to object to that awful "fertility rate" item. I can only imagine that some proportion of those responses are due to self-selection. As a childless woman of child-bearing years, even if I were whole-heartedly devoted to the EF, I would give Rev. Kloster and anyone who spoke like him the widest possible berth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com