Pope to charities: Refuse partnerships that even indirectly support acts opposed to the faith

ROME, Jan. 22, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Pope Benedict XVI says Catholic agencies must sometimes refuse partnerships that would even indirectly support activities opposed to the Christian view of the human person.

“We must exercise a critical vigilance and at times refuse funding and collaborations that, directly or indirectly, favour actions or projects that are at odds with Christian anthropology,” the Pope stressed in a Jan. 19th address to the Pontifical Council Cor Unum and its president, Cardinal Robert Sarah, in excerpts released by the Vatican Information Service.

The remarks come only a month after the Pope’s surprise release of a formal legislative document, known as a Motu Proprio, stipulating that Catholic charitable organizations must fully comply with Catholic teaching.

His address on Saturday reiterated many of the points he made in the Motu Proprio, which came amidst growing concern from the Vatican over scandals at national agencies in the Church’s Caritas network that have been caught funding partners promoting legal abortion, contraceptives, and the normalization of homosexual activity.

In the address to Cor Unum, the Pope said Catholic charities must always operate with “God’s point of view” even though “our time knows shadows that obscure God's plan.”

May God continue to bless the Pope and give him courage. It is long past time for the Catholic church to stop giving funds to charities whose goals are demonic not christian.

It is also long past time for us to do so in our personal financial matters as well. For example I will not buy girl scout cookies because of their close association with planned parenthood.

May God continue to bless the Pope and give him courage.

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Amen....and may He grant that same courage to all of our faithful and GOOD bishops, granting them an increase of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and faithful, HOLY staff members!

The pope also discussed the problem of Catholic cooperation with international bodies that oppose the Christian view of the person, noting that “the proper collaboration with international bodies in the areas of human development and promotion shouldn’t close our eyes to these serious ideologies.”

No offense, but this is wrong.

When I take this instruction given by the Pope back the basics, I find it disturbing.

Jesus' instructions to all men:
1. You will ultimately be judged by your works.
2. Do good continually.
3. Be a light unto the world.

Jesus taught the parable of the good Samaritan. The Jews had nothing to do with the Samaritans. But Jesus used them to show that anyone could do good and it is acceptable to God.

Jesus even quoted a pagan poet in His teachings. This tells me that truth and goodness are where you find it.

Charity isn't so someone can be seen being charitable.

Charity is given because there's someone that needs it. And refusing to partner with someone to do good because that person is not perfect is not what Jesus would tell you to do. You are not seen by God to be doing good and the person that needs the charity loses out. It's a lose/lose situation.

To me that's what Satan would tell you to do, not God.

How are God's children served better by this?

I think that a lot more Catholics would respect this Pope if this announcement followed a very public excommunication of “Catholic” politicians that actively support and indeed propagate the butchering of the unborn.

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