Posted on 12/04/2012 6:50:03 AM PST by Cronos
Bishops must exercise closer supervision over Catholic charities and ensure that their activities do not contradict church doctrine, according to new rules issued by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday (Dec. 1).
The new guidelines state that charities with links to the church must “follow Catholic principles in their activity” and may not “accept commitments” that could undermine those principles in any way.
They also bar charities from accepting funding “from groups or institutions that pursue ends contrary to the church’s teaching” or for initiatives that are “not in conformity with the Church’s teaching.”
Should an organization fall short of these requirements, the local bishop must intervene to alert the faithful and “prohibit that agency from using the name’Catholic.’”
The new rules for Catholic charitable organizations around the world was published in a papal letter titled, “The Service of Charity,” and they are aimed at ensuring that a group’s activities “avoid the risk of becoming just another form of organized social assistance.”
The rules require, among other things, that personnel “share, or at least respect, the Catholic identity” of the organizations and that they give “an example of Christian life.”
..In 2010, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted reforms to ensure that no funds are “used to support any activity which conflicts with fundamental Catholic moral and social teaching.”
..Snyder also stressed that the limits on funding will need further clarification. He cited the case of the Gates Foundation, one of the world’s largest private donors, as an example: “They fund Caritas organizations throughout the world for very good and specific objectives. But they support family planning, too.”
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
God Bless Pope Benedict and his efforts to purge the church of moral relativism and cafeteria catholics. He needs our daily prayers
God Bless Pope Benedict and his efforts to purge the church of moral relativism and cafeteria catholics. He needs our daily prayers
They are going to run into their own universities who use the name but do not follow the teachings.
Here’s something you might want to see ;)
Our prayers are being answered ptl God’s love endures forever
God Bless Pope Benedict and his efforts to purge the church of moral relativism and cafeteria Catholics. He needs our daily prayers
_________________________________
AMEN! I truly believe that he will do even more. May the Holy Spirit be with him and with the Church in power!
He DOES need our daily prayers....along with our Bishop and our priests.
This is long overdue, and it’s an indictment of the modern church that they didn’t put their foot down in the beginning on this stuff. That said, God bless this Pope for what he’s doing.
God Bless Pope Benedict and his efforts to purge the church of moral relativism and cafeteria Catholics. He needs our daily prayers.
***
Indeed.
He is in for a long, hard fight, but he is up to it, and our God will give him the grace and the strength he needs.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.