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Since he's always blathering about how dreadful that poverty is, should he start liquidating the Vaticans riches? Throughout the country, Catholic Charities is actively importing impoverished refugees and setting them up with our safety net entitlements. Should the church give up some of its resources?
Since he's always blathering about how dreadful that poverty is, should he start liquidating the Vaticans riches. Throughout the country, Catholic Charities is actively importing impoverished refugees and setting them up with our safety net entitlements. Should the church give up some of its resources?
Wow. So, you don't like Pope Francis. You were so subtle.
why? most of that stuff is on display in Vatican museums.
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Originally Posted by wehotex
Since he's always blathering about how dreadful that poverty is, should he start liquidating the Vaticans riches. Throughout the country, Catholic Charities is actively importing impoverished refugees and setting them up with our safety net entitlements. Should the church give up some of its resources?
He sounds like a typical liberal. Generous with everyone's money as long as it's not his own. By the way, last week it was so cold here in Baltimore that I actually saw some Democrats with their hands in their own pockets for a change.
Since he's always blathering about how dreadful that poverty is, should he start liquidating the Vaticans riches. Throughout the country, Catholic Charities is actively importing impoverished refugees and setting them up with our safety net entitlements. Should the church give up some of its resources?
Oh I'm with you on that one wehotex.
Sell even 1/2 of their portfolio.
Start paying RE tax on their vast property holdings.
Sell some of the priceless artwork to museums.
Walk the talk.
Putting the opulent robes and throne in the closet while you talk charity just doesn't cut it with me.
1) By definition a Pope cannot be liberal.
2) I won't be surprised if he starts donating Catholic Church wealth, but I doubt those around him will let him.
3) At least he understands what Christ was about (no, not the anti gay agenda).
Since he's always blathering about how dreadful that poverty is, should he start liquidating the Vaticans riches. Throughout the country, Catholic Charities is actively importing impoverished refugees and setting them up with our safety net entitlements. Should the church give up some of its resources?
That would take way too much effort. I think it would be much more effective for the church to embrace the concept of contraception. That would fix many of the ills, especially in many of the poverty riddled third world cesspools where Catholism thrives.
Pope come and go while the catholic church remains. He has not done anything but express his opinion on society in general based on his experience of where he has lived and observed. no revolution going on within the church like council changes mean.
1) By definition a Pope cannot be liberal.
2) I won't be surprised if he starts donating Catholic Church wealth, but I doubt those around him will let him.
3) At least he understands what Christ was about (no, not the anti gay campaign)
He hasn't changed anything for gay ppl other than a few sound bites. Gay teachers at parochial schools who chose to legally marry are still being fired from their jobs. American bishops are still openly foaming at the mouth about gay this gay that. It might be too early to tell, but I hope that his soothing words are not just a ploy to retain the church's membership rolls.
Last edited by wehotex; 12-23-2013 at 02:06 PM..
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