On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:09:08 -0700, Christian Democrat
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> wrote:
>The American Catholic Church: The church that acts like a political
>organization.
>http://blog.christian-democrat.net/2007/08/american-catholic-church-political.html
>
>A common complaint of the Catholic Church in general is that it is in
>possession of a great deal of "worldly possessions." The Church is in
>control of vast wealth and even the local churches sometimes don't
>know where it all comes from. Still, Catholic Churches around the
>world still manage to improve the lives of those living in their
>communities, as well as the communities.
>This cannot be said about the American Catholic Church. I write this
>as a member of my local archdiocese and observer with a social science
>education. The American Catholic Church conducts itself more like an
>exclusive political organization more so than a Catholic Church entity
>that is supposed to save souls, help out the less the fortunate - and
>be the universal church. None of this can describe the Catholic Church
>in my community.
Maybe you live in a bad community.
>The church for "contributing members only." It appears that the only
>souls worth saving are those that have the means to fill envelopes
>every Sunday. To be considered a "member" one must submit an envelope
>with "personal contributions"
Now that's a bunch of hogwash.
duke, American-American
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