Posted on 11/19/2008 7:37:33 AM PST by Columbo
We had our collection last Sunday. I did not contribute. I haven’t contributed for many years.
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The Catholic Church stopped backing ACORN. This may have been true in previous years, but not this one.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/acorn.catholics/index.html
This is sickening. We should demand that all Christian denominations make sure that not a penny goes to ACORN, pro abortion groups and pro Islamic groups.
Note this is not anti-Catholic or anti anything. Christian charity should not go to groups who hurt, steal elections or have political aims.
The Church gives sanctuary to a lot of groups and individuals we as conservatives believe do not have our country first in their hearts. Did the CC do enough to get the McCain/Palin ticket elected? I don’t believe so!
Supporting abortion rights candidates did not cause the RC Church to stop funding ACORN.
Registering Mickey Mouse and other voter fraud investigations in 11 states did not cause the RC Church to stop funding ACORN.
Only the outright THEFT of money caused the RC Church to stop funding ACORN.
If they kept funding this leftwing group for all those years, isn’t it a good idea to see what other groups they are STILL funding?
More info here on the other groups:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133903/posts
PLEASE GIVE TO THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR INSTEAD THIS WEEKEND!
Thank you SOOO much! Haven’t been to Mass the last few weekends because of family stuff - I know, I know! - but will keep this in mind for future. I’m SO ticked at the curch, especially after this election, and attend a church that is 65% african american - most of whom voted for the pro-abortion crowd’s favorite candidate. Also took great acception to the Al Smith dinner and Card Egan on the dias with all dim politicians from NY. Sent a protest email to the Card as well as my own bishop. The power of the computer!
MOst of these collection go to social justice type committees who have an agenda or don’t do their homework or owe someone a favor.
Give to Peter’s Pence and the Holy Land and throw the rest of the envelopes in the trash. Spend the money that you might have spent on that donation on a charity that you can see.
IN this day and age with the internet, it seems that we could find some worthy causes to back. A church in Africa or India, a seminary, even a small business. I’ve always wanted to help the “starving children” in Africa but I have never wanted to support some African tyrannical government and so have never felt comfortable with donating money. If I knew it was going to a specific church or person or business that I believed in, I’d be much more willing.
So much of the charity donated is taken up with administrative costs and government red tape and usually ends up in the hands of those who don’t need it ro is used as a bargaining tool to control people, in my opinion.
Yes, the CCHD stopped giving to ACORN, but the majority of the other organizations the CCHD gives to are little better if not worse. Check out some of the links in the original post.
They have, in this case, been irresponsible stewards of the money we gave them.
They have, in this case, been irresponsible stewards of the money we gave them.
Buy Bibles and copies of the U.S. Constitution to hand out to people.
I don’t contribute to much besides the retired religious fund.
Just put in a note that this organization does not conform to Catholic principles and that you will not support it. That should send a message, and the Pastor will read it, I suspect.
It’s not my pastor I have to tell this to. He gets it.
I don't know whether my pastor does or not, but it's not his decision. I'll make an extra donation to the priests' retirement, and write a note to the Bishop separately.
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Two Dioceses have already pulled the plug on CCHD and its collection: Charleston (SC) and Birmingham (AL)
I just looked to see what the Charlotte Diocese is doing. Local grants, from what the Diocese retains from the collection, seem mainly to be for sensible projects - tutoring, home repair, and so on - that help people in practical ways. However, the grants from the national CCHD office are “empowerment” garbage.
So my note to the Bishop will include, “I see it’s not your fault, but ...” along with my contribution to the Priests’ Retirement fund :-).
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