New EWTN series

Apparently there's a new series on EWTN concerning Catholic Social teachings. I'm certainly going to keep an eye on this one. Hopefully I'll be able to view a few episodes and give a review of the series.

Sadly much of what passes off as "Catholic" social teachings nowadays is utter nonsense. Especially those who believe the church's doctrine must somehow be "adapted" to the zeitgeist of the modern age. Most annoying are those who argue that Catholicism should embrace globalization and/or multiculturalism, which would mean rejecting our "narrow" loyalties to our nation, ethnicity, community, etc. Of course this violates Catholic traditional thinking on the matter, and sadly I have so little time to go further into this. A wonderful article from Catholic Rural Life helps spell out the late John Paul II's position on this question:

"[S]maller social units -- whether nations themselves, communities, ethnic or religious groups, families or individuals -- must not be namelessly absorbed into a greater conglomeration, thus losing their identity and having their prerogatives usurped."

Anyways, hopefully most of the Liberal nonsense will be absent or significantly limited in this new series. However, I sincerely have my doubts. Especially since it seems to center around the teachings of John Paul II (which is typical for EWTN and Neo-Catholics in general).

Nothing entirely wrong with many of John Paul II's teachings as we just saw above, but I believe it's an error to overly focus on his teachings. Great emphasis should be placed on Pope Leo XIII, who brought Catholic Social Doctrine into the modern age, especially with his encyclical Rerum Novarum.

Just my thoughts on the matter.