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…and watch your language, you #@!#!‡°?#!!
Catholic Culture's Doigenes discusses Fr.Rosica outbursts
https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otr.cfm?id=5056

Canadian Priest Accuses Pro-Lifers of Hatred and Bullying By Deal Hudson
There is no one he could have meant but Arroyo, because no other colleagues in Catholic television have made negative comments about the funeral.
https://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6867&Itemid=48   
     
The Catholic Church’s Salvation: Tell it Like it Is 
The public Catholic funeral of hardcore pro-abort Senator Ted Kennedy unleashed a storm of controversy in the Catholic Church that spilled over right into Canada. Fr. Tom Rosica called the actions of the Boston Church “gracious” and chastised pro-lifers for their attitude of “division, destruction, hatred, vitriol, judgment and violence.” His condemnation comes on the heels of Archbishop James Weisberger’s denunciation of pro-life allegations against Development and Peace. These two reactions against orthodox, faithful pro-lifers came to me as a shock.         
https://noapologies.ca/?p=4089

Pro-lifers Compromise Solemnity of death  by John Bentley Mays, The Catholic Register
The reaction by some pro-life groups to the Catholic funeral given to U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy should shame all Catholics into serious reflection on what it means to be Catholic in the present age. …For LifeSiteNews , a pro-life web page, the funeral was an expression of “human weakness and delusion.”….I deplore the lack of charity in their comments and their assumption that a Catholic funeral is a kind of reward to those who never deviate from Catholic teaching on faith and morals. Were this proposition carried to its logical extreme, Catholic funerals could well become extinct.
https://www.catholicregister.org/content/view/3403/852/

Incivility Hurts the Pro-Life Cause by John L Allen Jr
I’m certain both Keehan and Rosica would be the first to acknowledge that raising such questions is entirely fair. There’s a world of difference, however, between respectful disagreement and character assassination, and some of what we’ve seen in recent days doesn’t just cross that line but obliterates it.
https://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/incivility-hurts-pro-life-cause

Now I understand: only pro-lifers are uncivil
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John L. Allen, Jr.'s September 11th piece, “Incivility hurts the pro-life cause” is an outstanding, even superior, example of bad reporting, poor argumentation, and dubious motives. Here's a quick look at four of the flawed techniques used by Allen in the piece:
1. Fill a balloon of empty generalizations with hot air:
2. Go light on the pertinent quotes and facts:
3. Backpeddle and implicitly acknowlege validity of criticisms:
4. Repeat #1:
https://insightscoop.typepad.com/2004/2009/09/now-i-understand-only-prolifers-are-uncivil.html