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Originally posted by fbnks
Wromg. Catholic and Christian are VERY different things. People need to stop confusing the two. The Catholic church stands for very different things and they worship a different god. Not God. Ask any Catholic, they probably prayed to Mary - not Jesus Christ.
The Catholic Church doesn't owe anyone anything, not the D.C. government nor all the cry-babies who whine and moan about how -- heaven forfend -- unChristian they are.
Originally posted by Pellevoisin
Long after the USA and Canada are small footnotes in a textbook on failed states, the Catholic Church will be the institution still going strong after 3000 years. Anyone who thinks the opposite is smoking crack.
Originally posted by Uesugi Kenshin8
The punch line here, is the church would rather let people suffer by not helping if it doesn't get it's way. Talk about moral authority huh..
They kinda remind me of Cartman shouting "my authoratha!"
Giving a warning.. bah... quiet you..
Shame shame shame...
Originally posted by Pellevoisin
The Catholic Church doesn't owe anyone anything, not the D.C. government nor all the cry-babies who whine and moan about how -- heaven forfend -- unChristian they are.
God almighty, grow up and get a job!
Long after the USA and Canada are small footnotes in a textbook on failed states, the Catholic Church will be the institution still going strong after 3000 years. Anyone who thinks the opposite is smoking crack.
The archdiocese's statement follows a vote Tuesday by the council's Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary to reject an amendment that would have allowed individuals, based on their religious beliefs, to decline to provide services for same-sex weddings.
"If they find living under our laws so oppressive that they can no longer take city resources, the city will have to find an alternative partner to step in to fill the shoes,"
Catholic Charities USA gets high marks for nationwide service ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS)—Catholic Charities USA is the country’s top provider of social services, according to Charity Navigator’s Holiday Giving Guide 2008.
Originally posted by ProfEmeritus
You want the Catholic Church to go away?
Guess who will be forced to pick up the tab?
You- the TAXPAYER.
Continue your hatred of the Catholic Church. Don't be upset when you are then forced to pay more taxes for social services that are now provided by that Church.