Posted on 02/21/2014 11:41:39 AM PST by Gamecock
Meanwhile, retired nuns get the short end of the stick.
If selling off church properties can subsidize private luxury, can’t the Vatican do a large-scale selloff to benefit starving nations?
Even in a church, it always seems to come back to screwing the taxpayers while the oligarchs play.
“Meanwhile, retired nuns get the short end of the stick.”
It sure looks that way. And it needs to be addressed, and rectified.
That old saying “He’s got more money than the Pope”......yeah, there’s a reason it exists.
To quote the late Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen:
“WHO IS GOING TO SAVE OUR CHURCH? NOT OUR BISHOPS, NOT OUR PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS. IT IS UP TO THE PEOPLE. YOU HAVE THE MINDS, THE EYES, THE EARS TO SAVE THE CHURCH. YOUR MISSION IS TO SEE THAT YOUR PRIESTS ACT LIKE PRIESTS, YOUR BISHOPS, LIKE BISHOPS, AND YOUR RELIGIOUS ACT LIKE RELIGIOUS.”
Sounds indulgent. Ahem...
I hate to think of what will go on in that hottub. A “boys weekend with the priest”?
How many kids does he have? Sounds like he needs room for a large family.
I pray this gets the attention of Rome...
Why? So the prelates there can come over to NJ and enjoy the amenities
You got that right. They need to put an end to this abuse.
A satellite image of Archbishop Myers' weekend residence. The image does not show the three-story addition now under construction. (Credit: Google Maps via New Jersey Star Ledger)
The Vatican needs to step in and pull the plug on this.
I have always respected my local Bishop for opting to live in an apartment in a seminary instead of in the traditional mansion (which, I believe the Diocese is selling)
however, one would think simple living is a sign of humility and gratitude for what one does have....and fancy houses and whirlpools for one older man seems very very arrogant....
I'm a crib to casket Catholic, but not a good, church going Catholic....these fund raisers come and go and I ignore them completely....if I want to give, its to my grammar school that I remember fondly....
Pope Francis didn’t live in his “residence”. He let it be used as a school, IIRC, and lived in an apartment with an elderly priest whom he cooked dinner for.
I don’t think great buildings should necessarily be torn down or sold, if they have historical significance or can be used for a worthy purpose.
But this bishop in NJ had better enjoy his hot tub now, because in eternity he will have less comfy accomodations. As the saying goes, “the road to hell is paved with the skulls of bishops.”
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