1 posted on
10/04/2012 5:57:17 PM PDT by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
2 posted on
10/04/2012 6:06:09 PM PDT by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Olog-hai
directly from Belfast Northern Ireland....a Catholic cannot be excommunicated for not paying a tax....doesn’t happen.
3 posted on
10/04/2012 6:08:30 PM PDT by
terycarl
To: Olog-hai
I absolutely accept a Catholic’s obligation to support the Church as well as many other obligations.But a *tax*,mandated by an “earthly” government cannot be binding.
7 posted on
10/04/2012 6:18:02 PM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(Ambassador Stevens Is Dead And The Chevy Volt Is Alive)
To: Olog-hai
I’ve already commented on a few of these.
They need to stop collecting taxes for the church. I don’t think I would call it a church if its that intertwined with the state/
9 posted on
10/04/2012 6:24:34 PM PDT by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Olog-hai
Guess they want to drive people away from the Church with this medieval tactic.
10 posted on
10/04/2012 6:41:18 PM PDT by
RginTN
To: Olog-hai
Desperate people do desperate things, and it works both ways. The bishop apparently needs money, and his “faithful” are desperate for salvation.
To: Olog-hai
I’ve had people tell me Hitler was a good practicing Catholic too. Uh NO. What is it with Germans and treatment of individuals based on religion?
(I am 1/4 German fwiw)
To: Olog-hai
About the 57th thread on this.
| People, the format Catholics are being denied Communion because they RECOUNCED THEIR FAITH -- LEFT THE CHURCH, not because they didn't pay a tax. |
19 posted on
10/04/2012 10:33:12 PM PDT by
steve86
(Acerbic by nature not nurture TM)
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