The right to life is foundation to all other rights. But as the culture of death permeates our culture increasingly people are claiming the best way to help the poor is to make sure they are never born. Nothing new here-it used to be called “eugenics” now its called “population control”. But note that nobody is funding population control efforts in affluent areas-it is always directed at the poor.
He is not going to name names. But there are people, I’ve met some, too, who think that it is the Church’s responsibility and the government’s responsibility and the super wealthy’s responsibility to take care of the poor so they excuse themselves from contributing their money because they are waiting to win the lotto before they give their money to help the poor.
I think that you are missing the point. Sure, there are greedy Catholics just like there are greedy businessmen and greedy government bureaucrats. But whenever the discussion of government benefits to the poor occurs, Estesbob will show up and claim that there are those who argue that having the government take care of the poor absolves us of all personal responsibility to the poor. Nobody of course, actually claims that, which is why he never responds when ask to give his source for his claim.
Where is your proof that “nobody actually claims that”?
I would suggest you go back to any of the threads during election season when Catholics were telling us why it was OK to vote for Obama and other candidates who support abortion.
It is one of the core tenants of the Democrat Party.
Well, at least you quoted a Catholic, but of course, this says nothing about these programs absolving us of our personal responsibility to the poor.
The Democrat party, like the Republican party is not a religious organization. Neither has a claim an any personal responsibility that we individually may or may not have. If you become a Catholic, you have a personal responsibility to the poor. If you become a democrat or republican, you bring no individual responsibility on yourself.
Pope Francis spoke of a ‘disposable culture’. If life is not respected at conception it is not going to be respected at any stage rich or poor.
A Republican or democrat running for office who was either a Catholic, protestant, Jew or even a muslim would be expected to bring his/her values into the political arena. And rightly so
The mass media is convoluted and agenda driven by a small group who can sway public opinion by throwing money at it. Pope Francis on the other hand has dedicated his primacy to the poor. We need facts reported, not spin on the topic with media. The BBC just came under fire last week for this as did CNN and others. We don’t care about what they think, and they can blog their opinion. I just want to know the facts, not hear the abortion and immigration agenda along with 10-different media stations in which one must discern the facts. Its preposterous.I believe that what the Church has been doing for the poor is fine, but I think it fails to inform people just how serious of a problem it is. EWTN, for example, could do a LOT more to educate its audience about the problem. Like I mentioned in other posts, it will not be until the mass media drills it into society that extreme poverty is a crime against humanity that an effective plan is developed and funding is found. Pope Francis, OTOH, could turn all that around.
LOVE!
Very true!I believe that what the Church has been doing for the poor is fine, but I think it fails to inform people just how serious of a problem it is. EWTN, for example, could do a LOT more to educate its audience about the problem. Like I mentioned in other posts, it will not be until the mass media drills it into society that extreme poverty is a crime against humanity that an effective plan is developed and funding is found. Pope Francis, OTOH, could turn all that around.
LOVE!
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**Mat 25;34… very clear.