Cardinal Roger M. Mahony instructs priests to break the law?
LA Cardinal Mahony lashes out at anti-immigration sentiment Cardinal Roger M. Mahony says he would instruct his priests to defy any federal legislation that would require churches to check parishioners for legal status before providing assistance.
I'm all over this Thursday morning.
posted by Pat Campbell @ 5:50 PM
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The bible says we are created for good works in Christ, so that others may see our good deeds and praise our Father in heaven. That's what the roman catholic denomination is doing, though I admit they're probably doing it for the wrong reasons; demographically, each incoming Hispanic immigrant / invader is statistically more likely to be a roman catholic than not, which means that person is likely to give at least lip service and money to their denomination. Yes, it's about pushing things ever so slightly in a direction which favors the rcd's centuries-old desire for power, control, and money.
This is a good example of why there is and should be separation of church and state, regardless of whether it is or is not explicitly or implicitly in the U.S. Constitution. Yes, the roman catholic denomination's motives are probably more earthly than spiritual, but that doesn't change the fact that they should not be forced to act as agents for Ceasar. Let the rcd render unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's, and let Ceasar do his own work, while the church carries on its work, however badly the church may do that work.
"jeb bush said...
that is a tough one. it won't look good if we start locking up preists."
Forget what LOOKS good; concentrate on DOING what's right.
Locking up priest for not doing Ceasar's work is wrong, but there are many legitimate reasons to take some of them off the street, e.g. sexual crimes, theft, etc. Ceasar would be doing the rcd a favor by removing the bad apples, despite the rcd's centuries-old policy of trying to cover up clerical misdeeds and insisting that mere temporal courts have a legitimate right to try clerics.
OOOPS!
That last one should have read "insisting that mere temporal courts have a legitimate don't have a right to try clerics. "
Oh, crap!
Try "... insisting that mere temporal courts don't have a legitimate right to try clerics."
Here's a similar situation involving Catholic Charities and the state of Massachusetts: http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/jeffjacoby/2006/03/06/188675.html
The blind squirrels, the pope and bishops, accidentally found
another acorn. In this instance, they stand for moral behavior no matter
the consequences. (Too bad they can't do that in every situation,
especially those that involve money, corruption, and sexual misdeeds
among priests.)
It's interesting that seven of the Catholic Charities board members
resigned, apparently because they believe that the end justifies the
means; that it's ok to do something wrong if it appears to help children.
It's also interesting that the Massachusetts legislature is apparently
less concerned about the 98% of eligible children who may not find a home
with a straight couple than they are about standing firm promoting their
gay agenda.
vince
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