You are correct, and I would like to extend an apology to anyone I may have offended with my first remark. It was totally out of line.
I am very impressed by Pope Francis and hope that hundreds of millions of Catholics are inspired by his example of servant leadership that was first and perfectly shown by Jesus Christ himself.
I also appreciate his thriftiness and financial priorities. I pointed out that I saw people eating from a dumpster just a couple blocks from the tons of gold in and around St. Peter's Square. I see the same thing with Protestant mega-churches that always seem to have enough money for a new building or ball field and uniforms, but don't seem very interested in making a visible difference in the lives of widows, orphans, refugees, etc. around them that need more than a handout every Thanksgiving and Christmas. This is not to point fingers at any church or denomination in particular, just a reminder (maybe more to myself as well) that there are some truly broken and hurting people that need someone to care about them enough to stop and love them.
The church (and I mean ALL churches) should have never yielded caring for the needy to the government. Perhaps it's time for all churches to return to this duty and free the needy from enslavement by the government. Maybe if more people stood up when there are plans to build a new recreation center that ask if an orphanage wouldn't be a better use of God's resources, well...
My two cents.
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All right then. Happy Easter.