Posted on 02/22/2018 5:58:15 PM PST by marshmallow
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney and Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen of Parramatta have both criticised as a "relentless" campaign a series of newspaper articles last week by Fairfax, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, about the Catholic Church, its purported wealth and its response to victims of child sexual abuse by Church personnel.
Archbishop Fisher, in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald on 12 February, wrote that given its many works, it was inevitable that the Church would have lots of "assets", but the works were done as a non-profit organisation. "To compare this with the corporates like Westfield and Wesfarmers, as the SMH and Age did yesterday, is unreal," he wrote. "So is valuing St Mary’s Cathedral as if it were a potential site for a high rise development. Its value is as spiritual and artistic heritage of the Church, city and nation.
"Comparisons with the big corporates fail for another key reason: companies make money for their shareholders, the Church spends its resources on others.
"Unfortunately, the good works of the Church have been tainted of late by the evil actions of some in our ranks and inaction of some leaders. We realise our good works can never excuse or undo the terrible damage done. That has to be addressed directly.
"Which is why the Church was the first to back a national redress scheme, independent of the churches, as recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. And we are committed to paying our share.
"I realise that given our past failings some will believe any evil said of the Church. But to accuse us of lying to the royal commission, hiding our assets from abuse victims, and failing in our obligations to rectify wrongs done is unjust.......
(Excerpt) Read more at thetablet.co.uk ...
More ignorance. How about a campaign to return the stolen lands back to the Church from England, Spain, Turkey, Italy, and even the USA!?
Ooops. Did i spill the beans?
John 12:8.
“Did i spill the beans?”
Not beans. Acts 1:18.
Luke 12:33
sparklite2 ~ Don’t be a hater ~ you really do NOT understand how your biases are affecting your judgements.
Have a pleasant day...
The priests are fat and rich. The mantra of every anti-Christ from Nero to Lenin and Mao.
Be careful. Pointing out hypocrisy makes you a hater.
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