Catholic Leaders Urge Congress to Reduce Spending Wisely

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[wisdomseeker]

I don’t understand why Catholic Bishops continue to getting involved in politicians. How many of them have listen to the bishops so far? None, politicians continue to ignore the CC in all things. I would say stop and concentrate in purge the evil from the Church, then and may just then, they may listen.

 

[JimG]

"Governmental budget cuts should not interfere with aid to the world’s poorest people, the U.S. bishops and Catholic Relief Services said in a letter to the House of Representatives."One has to wonder. If a Diocese was running routinely at a deficit, and borrowing routinely to pay for its operations, would the bishops urge it to borrow even more, in order to avoid reducing its contribution to Catholic Relief Services? I just find it difficult tot wrap my mind around the idea that we must keep borrowing in order to spend money that we don’t have, in order to provide charity.

If you ask me for a donation I"m happy to give. If you ask me for a donation but I’m broke, I should borrow the money from someone else to give to you, even though I have no prospects of repaying the loan?

 

[Cat]

"Governmental budget cuts should not interfere with aid to the world’s poorest people, the U.S. bishops and Catholic Relief Services said in a letter to the House of Representatives."One has to wonder. If a Diocese was running routinely at a deficit, and borrowing routinely to pay for its operations, would the bishops urge it to borrow even more, in order to avoid reducing its contribution to Catholic Relief Services? I just find it difficult tot wrap my mind around the idea that we must keep borrowing in order to spend money that we don’t have, in order to provide charity.

If you ask me for a donation I"m happy to give. If you ask me for a donation but I’m broke, I should borrow the money from someone else to give to you, even though I have no prospects of repaying the loan?

I think the Catholic bishops should ask Christians to help the poor, and not ask the government, which in recent decades has demonstrated mainly antagonism and scorn for the Christian religion.

But I fear that the Christians would respond in a less-than-generous way to a bishop’s request to give more money to the poor. I think a lot of Christians would say, “Your Excellency, instead of asking the government to tax me and take my money and give it to the poor, I implore you to urge the government to please remove my tax burden so that I will have more money to give to the poor myself and thus be able to not only more generously obey you, oh apostle of the Lord Jesus, but also to enjoy the rewards of my charitable obedience.”

 

[Turkued]

Perhaps if the faithful listed to the CC about the many illicit wars and capital punishment cases Catholics so unfaithfully participate in there would be money for the least amongst us.

I have no trouble with denying communion to pro abortionists provided it is also denied to those so called Catholics who support unjust wars like Iraq, capital punishment and other life destroying activities. Be consistent.

 

[sedonaman]

…those so called Catholics who support unjust wars like Iraq, capital punishment and other life destroying activities. Be consistent.

Catechism of the Catholic Church:
2309 The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. The gravity of such a decision makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. …
The evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.

2310 Public authorities, in this case, have the right and duty to impose on citizens the obligations necessary for national defense.

Those who are sworn to serve their country in the armed forces are servants of the security and freedom of nations. If they carry out their duty honorably, they truly contribute to the common good of the nation and the maintenance of peace.

scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#III
It is no secret that the Church has come out against capital punishment and “other life destroying activities.”

 

[wisdomseeker]

Catechism of the Catholic Church:
2309 The strict conditions for legitimate defense by military force require rigorous consideration. The gravity of such a decision makes it subject to rigorous conditions of moral legitimacy. …
The evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.

2310 Public authorities, in this case, have the right and duty to impose on citizens the obligations necessary for national defense.

Those who are sworn to serve their country in the armed forces are servants of the security and freedom of nations. If they carry out their duty honorably, they truly contribute to the common good of the nation and the maintenance of peace.

scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#III
It is no secret that the Church has come out against capital punishment and “other life destroying activities.”

The Church never considered the iraq war justified, in fact the holy father said not to attack iraq.

 

[sedonaman]

The Church never considered the iraq war justified, in fact the holy father said not to attack iraq.

You got a reference? And I don’t mean one phrase or sentence. I’m talking about an analysis.

Besides, the evaluation of these conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good, IOW, the president and congress.