A Star is Born?

Bill Cork of Oak Leaves is "increasingly concerned by a growing cult of the Catholic celebrity." John DaFiesole of Disputations agrees with him (apparently).

So do I. There is a danger in putting people on pedestals. We see the tragic results in public life -- in politics, in the media. We convince a particular class of people that they can do no wrong. We need that in the Body of Christ like a hole in the head. It is to be expected that millions of people will gather to cheer the Holy Father. But the typical speaker at a conference in Steubenville, for example, does not need to be treated like a movie star. As Bill Cork's experience shows, it does not endear anyone to holiness, but only makes the object of false worship even more obnoxious.

As for yours truly, I am quite content with the small and humble following I have gained in the last nine weeks. To both of you, thanks for clicking on in!