Christian Adoption Agency Nixes Catholics

AP ^ | 07/15/05

[jw777]

Whereby we get the name "CHRISTIAN" adoption agency. Not Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim.

[wideawake]

Disgusting and evil.

Putting their obsession with their own personally cherished heresies above Christian cooperation in the war against abortion.

[exnavychick]

Um...Catholics ARE Christians.

[eddie65]

Oh, so Catholics aren't Christians?

[wideawake]

Catholics are Christians, you lunatic.

[big'ol_freeper]

I bet Catholic adoption agencies receive funds also...although I doubt the Catholics descriminate against other Christians.

[george wythe]

Here in the South, it's not uncommon to hear someone ask, "Are you a Christian or a Catholic?"

As a Roman Catholic, I'm not supposed to get offended with such a question.

Fortunately, more and more Protestants are realizing that they are not the only Christians. Christianity has tree main branches, Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant.

[B Knotts]

Are you saying that Catholics are not Christian?

If so, I suggest you do some reading up on things.

[wideawake]

Oh, so Catholics aren't Christians?

Of course not. You can't be a Christian unless you own a copy of The Prayer of Jabez or have been personally healed by Benny Hinn.

[Skooz]

Wow. You have a lot of anger against non-Cathoilc Christians.

[B Knotts]

coffee | nose > keyboard

[evolved_rage]

Will they make an exception if a Catholic promises to name their kid "Skeeter" or "Bubba"? Unfriggin-believable.

[evolved_rage]

LOL!

[HamiltonJay]

Whereby we get the name "CHRISTIAN" adoption agency. Not Catholic,

Uh, you are kidding right? Every branch of Christianity that exists today as an organized religion traces itself directly back to Catholicism. You are ignorant if you think Catholicism isn't Christianity.

[Always Right]

"A Christian adoption agency that receives money from Choose Life license plate fees said it does not place children with Roman Catholic couples because their religion conflicts with the agency's "Statement of Faith."

Sounds like legalism to me.

[Warren_Piece]

I find this very odd. That being said, I can tell you as an adoptive parent that different agencies have different criteria for adoptive parents - and some of them are downright strange.
We adopted from Korea, and one of the criterium was that my wife and I could not be more than 20% above normal weight! This comes directly from the Korean government.

Most agencies/countries won't let you adopt if you're too old. (35 is usually the cutoff).

I do recall a religious test for one agency - and I think (don't quote me on this) it was Catholic Charities. I believe they only accepted Catholic prospective parents. But please don't take this as gospel, it's been many years. I'll look it up and post it, if I can find it.

[wideawake]

Wow. You have a lot of anger against non-Cathoilc Christians.

Not really. I get along quite famously with normal people.

Venal "name it and claim it" individuals who tell me I have no relationship with my Lord and Savior do tend get under my skin, though.

[Heartland Mom]

Catholics most certainly are Christians. You realize that other denominations broke off from the Catholic Church, right? Was Martin Luther not Christian until the Reformation? I don't understand your position.

[tiki]

I am afraid that these ignorant people are the ones who give Christians a bad name. They are bigots without even taking the time to understand what they are talking about.