Exclusive: Papal nuncio gives dramatic report on Church in Haiti

cna ^ | January 14, 2010

[NYer]

Ping!

[ClearBlueSky]

Just a question: the other side of the island is the Dominican Republic. Has anyone seen an mention of that country being affected by the quake? Seems unlikely that it would not have been.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

The island is essentially one big mountain and the earthquake would not have hit the DR nearly as bad. Also, the DR has a much better infrastructure than Haiti. There was some damage from what I’ve heard, but nothing significant, especially when compared to Port-au-Prince.

[balch3]

I was listening to a radio interview with a Salvation Army representative yesterday, and he said the damage was centered in Port Au Prince, and that damage was much less even in other parts of Haiti. For instance, a hospital they run in another city about 75 miles away sustained no damage. So apparently this was a very localized event.

[ml/nj]

There isn't much mystery why the DR wasn't affected by the earthquake in Haiti.

How much damage is there in Sacramento when there is an earthquake in San Francisco?

ML/NJ

[al_c]

Found this pic on msnbc.com's photo library.

[dfwgator]

But.....but.....Pat Robertson said they all worship Voodoo down there.

[DarthVader]

50% of Haitians practice Voodoo and Santaria which are occult and pagan practices that are deeply rooted in their culture.

[Straight Vermonter]

Many posters on here think Catholics are basically voodoo worshipers too.

[AnAmericanMother]

Shallow quake, very localized. Felt in the DR but not much damage.

Damage from a shallow quake is both very local and very severe. The epicenter was just slightly west of downtown.

[Salvation]

Oh, my goodness, the crucifix still standing and it seems unharmed.

Thank you, God. That is a sign.

[Salvation]

LOL! How do they make such ridiculous judgments? Ignorance of what the Catholic Church really is — my answer.

[Salvation]

Go here to donate (secure site) -- they do not have the overhead for office, etc. that Red Cross does, and you know that your MONEY does not support abortions!

[NYer]

Wow!

Thank you for posting this!

[AnAmericanMother]

Here is another possible site for donations:

Knights of Malta - American Association

Scroll down slightly for the Haitian relief fund.

Our pastor sent out an Email today recommending that we donate to the KoM. We are having a special collection on Sunday.

Every penny that is donated goes directly to the people of Haiti - KoM absorbs all administrative costs.

They already have three relief teams on the ground in Haiti.

[AnAmericanMother]

According to the KoM website, their hospital in Milot (which is well to the north of Port-au-Prince, almost to Cap Haitien on the main road) was only slightly damaged, is fully operational, and is expecting to receive critical patients via airlift from Port-au-Prince.

[SevenofNine]

WOW that church got nailed

[PapaBear3625]

One problem for aid flights is that the airport is damaged, and there's no fuel to refuel incoming planes.

I'm guessing that planes from US and South America would have to make a stop at Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, or Jamaica to refuel. One bright spot is that Haiti is within helicopter range (and well within V-22 Osprey range) of Gitmo.