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No one is paying attention to the truth here. Chri...

2010-03-29T07:09:56.551-04:00

No one is paying attention to the truth here. Christ's church (not just the Catholic church) is supposed to take care of its people and reach out to mankind. Churches long ago gave that responsibility over to the government. Government has become less and less Godly, so what did any of you expect. Shame on us for expecting the government to do the work of Christians. And then slamming anyone who points it out. Stop worrying about abortion funding and start teaching what it means to become Christ like. Stop sending our body off to get help from the government-care for them. I believe that's what Glenn is getting at. It sound like most of these posts are in favor of government taking over more and more of their duties to Christ's body. Wake up folks. You can't expect a different outcome from a now ungodly government...

I think everyone is off base on this. Christ's chu...

2010-03-29T07:03:44.610-04:00

I think everyone is off base on this. Christ's church (overall, all Christians)shouldn't be trying to get the government to take care of the people of Christ. It is, and always has been, the church's business. That's where everyone is getting it all messed up. Yes, we should stop the government from funding abortions, but we should worry about the spiritual condition of our people that they find it acceptable. If they didn't, there'd be no need for concern that they'd go for a government paid abortion. The Church (I'm not speaking of the Catholic church only here-Christ's church is all believers/followers) was supposed to take care of its people. Instead, we've handed it over to the government again and again and then complain about how they handle it. Duh!

As one coming into the Catholic church this Easter...

2010-03-17T15:37:16.590-04:00

As one coming into the Catholic church this Easter I was encouraged by this post. I admire someone like the Archbishop who stands against the tide in a place like New York.

Health care in the United States is more or less h...

2010-03-11T10:57:51.799-05:00

Health care in the United States is more or less hit or miss. Many people get health care from their employer while some get none or very little coverage with high premiums, deductibles, and copayments. I never heard the term "subsidiarity" until the last few years.I guess subsidiarity means it is not the federal government's problem.

At the practical level, NY state has certain tax p...

2010-03-11T00:43:03.662-05:00

At the practical level, NY state has certain tax policies and revenues, and some existing benefit programs. The bishops are well within their rights to lobby for certain programs and against certain other programs to reflect moral values. The question bringing Glen Beck into it comes down to whether these principals of "subsidiarity" suggest that individuals should NOT give to worthwhile causes, while expecting the government to provide all essentials. I think that it's wrong for a multimillionaire to lobby for a government to support charities, with other people's taxes, and never donate any of his own wealth/income.
The use of government to support certain favored causes (think taxpayer-supported abortion) can well be evil.
TeaPot562

Aaron, I am curious too -- where has Beck spoken ...

2010-03-10T22:36:44.464-05:00

Aaron,

I am curious too -- where has Beck spoken in favor of social justice?

The way you are painting him he is someone who can distinguish between, say, liberation theology and the Church's authentic teaching on social justice.

I think you may be attributing to him a subtlety he doesn't possess.

@Aaron - I am no fan of Jim Wallis but I am a fan ...

2010-03-10T18:46:28.690-05:00

@Aaron - I am no fan of Jim Wallis but I am a fan of the truth. That is just not completely accurate to say - that he promotes a government takeover of health care.

Beck is a bit of an ideologue. Church teachings are many things but they only become ideological in this way when taken out of context... In my opinion.

Fran

Actually, Beck would probably like it a great deal...

2010-03-10T16:57:40.303-05:00

Actually, Beck would probably like it a great deal. He says the similar things every day. His use of "social justice" is in the term of the progressivist policies of people like Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners magazine, which promotes the government takeover of healthcare and charity (where is the subsidiarity in that?).

Fantastic post Mary! (Fran from St. Edward's, but ...

2010-03-10T08:56:58.718-05:00

Fantastic post Mary! (Fran from St. Edward's, but here in my work identity!)

I owe you an email; it will follow soon!

While we are on the topic of social justice, and s...

2010-03-09T20:17:20.389-05:00

While we are on the topic of social justice, and seeing as Steven and Carlos brought up Glen Beck, there is a nice direct reply to Glen Beck (along with the original clip from Glen Beck's show), by Fr. James Martin, S.J., over at the _America_ magazine website.

Here is the link.

http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&id=21159420-3048-741E-7761300524585116

Just cross posted, as The Catholic Knight had a wr...

2010-03-09T18:16:12.567-05:00

Just cross posted, as The Catholic Knight had a write up on Beck's anti-Catholic rant...

Glen who...?

2010-03-09T17:52:35.500-05:00

Glen who...?

Glenn Beck is not going to like this...

2010-03-09T17:12:43.521-05:00

Glenn Beck is not going to like this...