Walker Percy, Prophet
"Our Catholic church here split into three pieces: (1) the American
Catholic Church whose new Rome is Cicero, Illinois; (2) the Dutch
schismatics who believe in relevance but not God; (3) the Roman
Catholic remnant, a tiny scattered flock with no place to go.
"The American Catholic Church, which emphasizes property rights and the integrity of neighborhoods, retained the Latin mass and plays The Star-Spangled Banner at the elevation." -- Love in the Ruins
Aside from The Star-Spangled Banner bit, he has here predicted the existence of LewRockwell.com fully 25 years in advance.
"The American Catholic Church, which emphasizes property rights and the integrity of neighborhoods, retained the Latin mass and plays The Star-Spangled Banner at the elevation." -- Love in the Ruins
Aside from The Star-Spangled Banner bit, he has here predicted the existence of LewRockwell.com fully 25 years in advance.
He's the first author I've read that can hold a candle to Chesterton in the obscure genre of prophetic satire (in my opinion).
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