Im not protesting at a rally and Im not giving anyone ammo.
There are believers in all denominations and I want to aknowledge that in an offer of fellowship in showing common support for a charity. I do however want to do it with the approval of my Catholic church.
I was not always Catholic, I came to the church from Anglican background, I had a strange distant image of Catholics but was enlightened by a evangelical liberal Catholic Priest.
I therefor know how important it is for us to show compassion to all believers.
You fail to recognize my example. I had hoped it would speak for itself in light of previous entries.
In Mt 23:9, we read call no man “Father”. This verse is used out of context by almost all anti-Catholic (whether overtly or covertly) Protestants as a means to say the Church is wrong. Reading such a thing, albeit from the Gospel, at a Protestant event is injurious to the Church and causes massive scandal in regard to its authority as embodied in the priest.
As such, having admitted that the charity has flaws and is not in communion with the Church, how can it properly provide for the love the Gospel reading for the event commands? It can’t fully do so. Why waste time on something incomplete and ineffective in comparison to the authority which can perfectly provide within the imperfect world?
You said the following:
I understand that there are some aspects of this charity which may not be in total unity with Catholic standpoints. I have not spoken with our Priest yet but it has been generally agreed that we should show ecumanical compassion with the other churches in the town by accepting the invitation to join in this fundraising week. It could be that my reading is a step too far?
Given that the charity is not in total unity with Catholic beliefs, and that in the UK especially it can take on aspects which are not only not in “total agreement” with the Church, but outright opposite, you answered your own question. (though we deal with this in the USA and anywhere marxist tenets have taken hold erroneously in place of Christian love).
Then, having looked at the Gospel to be read, a great portion of the Gospel, I admit, I realize that it is easy to take it out of context in the context of misunderstanding scripture. This happens all the time with more left-leaning charities, and with right-leaning charities as well.
So, in doing so, you provide ammo to an inherently flawed method of achieving an inherently perfect concept. That is as dangerous as giving a person a rifle and ammo and telling them to win the war without any training, or proper training if they are “trained”.
You also admit that you haven’t checked with your priest, and all these things combined have prompted you to ask a question on this forum. That alone indicates to me that you are unsure. Yet, somehow, when showing you why you are unsure, you become defensive.
I must ask, are you ready for the answer you may receive in light of this information, even if it’s from your priest?
