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Mike Aquilina

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The Resume

    (1963- )
    Born in Kingston, Pennsylvania
    Author and Executive Vice President of the Saint Paul Center for Biblical Theology
    Author of over a dozen books including; 'The Fathers of the Church,' 'The Mass of the Early Christians,' 'Talking to youth About Sexuality,' and 'Love in the Little Things: Tales of Family Life'
    Operates a blog about early Christianity
    Is considered an authority on early Christianity
    BA in Journalism from Penn State
    Edited 'The Pittsburgh Catholic' (1993-1996) and the 'New Covenant' magazine (1996-2002)

Why he might be annoying:

    He doesn't know Latin or Greek, so when he studies the Church Fathers, he has to use translations and not the original sources.
    His books on early Christianity are basically cut and paste jobs. He takes quotes from the Church Fathers and adds commentary explaining why the quote supports the teachings of the Catholic Church on a given subject and 'voila!' he has a book.
    Many, if not most Christians, don't know or care who the Church Fathers were.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He does an excellent job of taking what can be a dry subject, early Christian history, and making it exciting.
    He does an outstanding job of defending his beliefs, especially from protestant fundamentalists who hate the Catholic Church.
    He has hosted seven different TV series on EWTN.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 92.31% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 111 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying