By John Zmirak
...The source of Mother Angelica's Olympic-level diligence
was the fiercely protective love a woman bears her husband --
especially when he suffers innocently for others. She couldn't bear to
see her Beloved mocked, and she wouldn't stand idly by. So when that
network flippantly questioned the Resurrection, she did found
her own network. When U.S. bishops greeted a visit of Pope John Paul II
with a show that featured Christ as a female mime, she stopped accepting
their programming, despite their string-pulling and threats. When Roger
Cardinal Mahony of Los Angeles issued a pastoral letter she thought watered down the Real Presence,
she critiqued him, point-by-point, on television -- and refused to
offer a false apology, even when Cardinal Mahony's machinations got her
threatened with interdict (the loss of the Sacraments) and the closure
of her community. When still other bishops tried to gain control of EWTN
and stifle her loudly orthodox voice, she famously said, "I'll blow the
damn thing up before you get your hands on it." Her eyes always focused
on the eyes of her Beloved, she was almost blind to the worldly
obstacles thrown in her way. She stepped right over them...
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Hi, I recently found this story on freerepublic. I want to watch the episode where she tore apart Mahoney's letter. Do you know the date of the episode? I want to order it. Thank you
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