Roman Catholic Group Commits $25 Million for Emergency Tsunami Relief

Associated Press ^ | Dec 30, 2004 | Brian Witte

[Pharmboy]

Has anyone been able to reach Kofi on the slopes yet?

[Pharmboy]

Ping...

[ShadowDancer]

Yes, we nasty Catholics are at it again.

[kellynla]

The Mackerel Snappers come through again!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[Steve_Seattle]

The headline should say "AMERICAN Roman Catholic group"

[kidd]

Cool. I made my donation through CRS.

[Pharmboy]

A woman whom I used to work with in NYC used that expression "mackerel snappers' when I said something to her and referred to her as Irish (that's what I thought she was). Well...she said she was no "mackerel snapper" and said that's the way her grandma referred to the Irish (she was of English origin...excuuuse me, said I).

This was about 5 years ago and the first time I heard that expression...

[Coleus]

Has anyone been able to reach Kofi on the slopes yet? >>>

Isn't Kofi Catholic? I wonder how much he contributed?

And he runs the biggest pro-abortion, pro-population control NGO in the world. I bet he's vacationing somewhere far away from the disaster area spending all his oil-for-food money.

The official Church by the generosity the catholic faithful have been contributing and helping people of all faiths daily throughout the world for many years through its Catholic Charities Agencies and the Catholic Relief Service. Pharmboy, thanks for the ping.

http://www.catholicrelief.org

[aimhigh]

In 1995, I read an article about a university study on charity. They were surprised to find that church charity dwarfed all others combined. Shhhhh. The press doesn't want you to know...

[kellynla]

"Mackerel Snappers" is what all Catholics were affectionately called back in the days when we weren't allowed to eat meat on Fridays.

[Smogger]

Catholic Charities USA. More stingy Americans.

[B Knotts]

Isn't Kofi Catholic?

I don't think so. I think he may have an Anglican background, although I may be mistaken. I'm not entirely certain that he's even a Christian.

[jwalsh07]

Only until they invented Pizza!

[Murtyo]

Just "American Catholic" or "US Catholic" - 'Roman' is a word that non-Catholics use to descibe the church. Properly the Catholic church is the "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church" not the "Roman Catholic Church". Many Protestants see themselves as catholic. But it's not for non-Catholics to tell the church what to call herself. Some Catholic churches in this country, especially in heavily protestant areas refer to themselves are Roman Catholic. When I see the media refer to the Catholic Church as "Roman Catholic" I assume the article to be bias.

[ShadowDancer]

'Roman' is a word that non-Catholics use to descibe the church.

Absolutely wrong. I am and have always been Catholic and have always stated that I am a Roman Catholic. It is a distinction between Byzantine and Eastern, etc.

[kellynla]

LOL
ohhhhh we had pizza, we just waited until midnight on Fridays...and in Memphis we had barbecue pork pizza :-] hmmmmmm guuuud!

[cyborg]

hehehe

[vrwcagent0498]

I call myself that too; I don't have a problem with the term.

HOWEVER, I don't like it very much being called a "Roman" or "papist". I don't whine about it like a PC leftist; I just don't prefer it. ;)

[steve86]

"Mackerel Snappers" is what all Catholics were affectionately called back in the days when we weren't allowed to eat meat on Fridays.

I resemble that remark. Actually, the cafe at one of our local hospitals has great fish & chowder dishes on Fridays. Believe it or not, it's good hospital food and economical, too!

[steve86]

Thread drift but I attended a Byzantine rite and it was fascinating.