Posted on 12/07/2011 7:33:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
All the Archbishop needs to do for the best clue as to what Jesus would do is to look at scripture and see what He actually said - the Archbishop does not need to make wild guesses.
Jesus said to follow the commandments and the commandments are clear - No stealing and no coveting, for starters ...
It’s quite simple and it does not involve forced wealth redistribution in the name of social justice.
Scripture does make it clear that we are to give alms, and perform the corporal works of mercy - see Matthew 25 in particular. Individual giving is required, but as mandated by conscience, not by government - Render onto Ceaser, etc.
Some of the progressives in the Catholic Church have unfortunately lost sight of this concept, too, and since the 60’s have mistakenly jumped onto the liberation theology/marxist socialism Catholic Worker bandwagon.
En Francais on dit: “Sauter le Requin.”
The other expresion we have is “knifed by the Chinaman,” which refers to how they remove the the dorsal fin.
‘Don’t despair’ — we won’t. We ran screaming to the CC.
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