In 2019 we had the
World Cup of Bad Catholic Journalists (loosely
interpreted as including anyone who scribbled), so now it's time for
another. Last time the
winners were: GOLD, Martin; SILVER, Ivereigh; BRONZE Faggioli; 4TH PLACE, Spadaro.
The winners last time.
I've changed the title slightly, in the interests of Diversity - remember, as St Paul said:
And now there remain equality, diversity and inclusion, these three: but the greatest of these is diversity.
To qualify for this prestigious competition, you need to be (a) alive, (b) Catholic (or claiming to be),
and (c) a journalist, blogger, author, ... on Catholic subjects. The referee's decision (mine) is final.
So please let me have nominations. We'll give an automatic place to all those
who reached Round 2 last time, as well as a few of my own favourites,
and then see who else is nominated: to do this, either
reply here or on Twitter. We'll close nominations when I think we're ready to start.
John Allen Jr
Tony Annett
Tina Beattie
Liz Bruenig
Dean Dettloff
Massimo Faggioli
Víctor Manuel Fernández
Dawn Eden Goldstein
Daniel Horan
Austen Ivereigh
Christopher Lamb
Mike Lewis
James Martin
Robert Mickens
Mike O'Loughlin
Catherine Pepinster
Thomas Reese
Thomas Rosica
Mark Shea
Antonio Spadaro
Stephen Walford
Michael Sean Winters
Over to you!
Most promising newcomer?
We'll exclude Pope Francis
to give everyone else a chance in respect for the office he holds.
As you suggest, Tucho.
ReplyDeleteWe now have 32, so we'll stop there and begin the contest tomorrow. I think all the really promising contestants have now been nominated.
ReplyDeleteDo we have to read their books before we're allowed to vote? My vote would go to Fernández (who surely must be the odds-on favourite in any case), but I have to confess I'm not prepared to make the supreme sacrifice of reading any of his imitation Barbara Cartland stuff.
ReplyDeleteNo, in most cases it should be possible to get some idea of the writer from other people's reports.
Delete27 men and only 5 women: I guess you've dodged the misogyny label
ReplyDeleteIf Auberon Waugh was still with us Tucho would win the double with the Bad Sex award
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