Posted on 03/05/2006 8:02:51 AM PST by petkus
In today’s editions of the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, there are editorials praising Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Cardinal Mahony for opposing restrictive immigration bills. If a bill with punitive measures gets passed, Cardinal Mahony wants priests and the laity to defy the law. Here’s what Catholic League president Bill Donohue had to say about this development:
“The Los Angeles Times not only commends Cardinal Mahony for his latest statement on public policy, it congratulates him for ‘reinforcing the right of religious leaders to speak out on the moral ramifications of political issues.’ This is a dramatic breakthrough given that this same newspaper once ran an editorial condemning Cardinal Mahony for his ‘unwelcome clerical intrusion into the political process.’ Confused? We’re not. Today’s loving editorial concerns the issue of illegal immigration; the damning one concerned abortion. Got it?
“Similarly, the New York Times is delighted with ‘Cardinal Mahony’s defiance’ because it ‘adds a moral dimension’ to the issue. Bursting with glee, the editorial credits the cardinal with ‘a startling call to civil disobedience’ that is ‘as courageous as it is timely.’ But during the last presidential campaign, this same newspaper ran an editorial blasting Catholic bishops for ‘breaching the church-state line that is so necessary to protect religious freedom.’ The difference? The issue was abortion.
“None of this has anything to do with a change of heart—it’s about a change of issues. Still, it’s nice to know what it takes for Catholics to win the approval of these newspapers: call on the faithful to break laws that liberals don’t like and you’ll be an instant hero. Not only that, you’ll be spared their tired lecture about the necessity of keeping church and state separate. Gotta love these guys, don’t you?”
Does the LA Times have a Spanish edition?
"In today’s editions of the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, there are editorials praising Los Angeles Archbishop Roger Cardinal Mahony for opposing restrictive immigration bills."
It figures...Well, we should DEMAND those who favor unlawful behavior pay for the upkeep of these people...
This is because the Pope wants to run the nations. The official Catholic policy is that the Pope is sovereign over all rulers, because he (illegitimately) claims he apeaks for Christ.
There IS a double standard in our justice system when it comes to leftists breaking the law in the name of liberalism.
The members of the Catholic Church should cut their donations by 50% and see an attitude change in the Bishops and the Cardinals!
The church hierarchy is a business and they are able to do and say whatever they please because they have unlimited financial resources to support their lifestyles!
It's long past time this old perv was sent to prison.
Bring on the young boys!
Shame on the Catholic League for their hypocritical pandering toward newspapers that bend over backwards to mock Christians every chance they get.
I see the Catholic bashing has already begun.
Oh please. You must be a Protestant.
"Cardinal Mahony wants priests and the laity to defy the law.
People like this should:
a) be thrown into prison once and is such a law is enacted, and
b) have their entire diocese subjected to state, local and federal taxes for interfering in a political issue with no theological overtones.
Mahoney is a moron and people who support him are traitors.
Sounds like an excellent idea. Take away the money buffer, and let them find out, where their souls(?) really are...
Shame on you for not reading the article enough to realize that the Catholic League is criticizing those newspapers:
Still, it’s nice to know what it takes for Catholics to win the approval of these newspapers: call on the faithful to break laws that liberals don’t like and you’ll be an instant hero. Not only that, you’ll be spared their tired lecture about the necessity of keeping church and state separate.
This is the problem. Those who advocate supporting illegals do not pay out of their own pockets -- they benefit from cheap labor or government subsidies, etc. I am a Catholic, but I don't like the Cardinal's position whatsoever. I have no intention of having my donations used for his purposes. If my local church starts preaching this stuff, I will protest. If necessary, I will find another church.
I hate the liberals when they do this, cherry pick what religious leaders say, when they agree with the left, great, when they take a position (usually 100% logically) that the left doesn't like it's "get your rosaries off my ovaries" or somesuch.
Yes, or if a liberal politician gives a poltical speech in a church, that is fine. But if a conservative politicians speaks in a church, that is mixing religion with politics.
The REAL solution is to start taxing any church whose leaders speak out on issues involinvg politics instead of religion and morality.
The Protestant liberal churhces are just as bad.
Hit these subversive ministersa dn priest and rabbis in their pocketbooks and they'll learn to shut up.
If they want to run a political organization, let them pay taxes like any other lobbying group.
"This is the problem. Those who advocate supporting illegals do not pay out of their own pockets -- they benefit from cheap labor or government subsidies, etc. I am a Catholic, but I don't like the Cardinal's position whatsoever. I have no intention of having my donations used for his purposes. If my local church starts preaching this stuff, I will protest. If necessary, I will find another church."
Yes. And the saddest part is that it makes other Catholics look bad, when someone in authority misuses his position. My neighbor is Catholic, and she is outraged, at all the stuff dumped on Catholicism.
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