In case you're not outraged enough, in this statement, these guys have taken a page right out of the communist manifesto:
"In Catholic teaching, paying taxes flows from the virtues of justice and love because taxes are one of the means by which we share our blessings with the poor and vulnerable and build up the common good. The just collection and distribution of tax revenues are important functions of government, for government is a means to do together what we cannot accomplish on our own...
Government requires the payment of taxes from its citizens because it has the responsibility to serve the common good, provide a safety net for the vulnerable, defend human life, rights and dignity, overcome discrimination and ensure equal opportunity for all. Among other things, taxes allow us to build roads, and develop public transit systems, educate our children, protect our families and homes, invest in economic and agricultural development, safeguard our environment, and, most importantly, care for our brothers and sisters in need."
I think I'm going to go throw up now...
The Balke guy was an old appointment from the Jadot/Baggio days,with a few notable exceptions they were all impostors.
Flynn was ordained a bishop by none other than that singing,dancing,marxist hypocrite from Albany,Hubbard. Flynn must have been under some cover for a few years because he seemed to be a good choice for Minneapolis/St.Paul. Didn't last long.Lots of problems that can be viewed on some of these threads.
They included betraying the folks at Human Life International and calling Father Paul Marx an anti-semite. It was a classic attack the liberals use to discredit persons who threaten liberals games,plans and agendas. He has also been the Chairman of the Bishops committee on sexual abuse and has managed to avoid and/or deny the homosexual priest problem. I saw him on TV talking about it when the whole scandal was breaking an he was so transparent. It was clear the bishops were intending to continue covering up.
Most recently Flynn had chastised some parishioners with a legitimate complaint using another tactic the liberals rely on,turning the truth upside down. He accused the complainants of causing scandal,detraction and gossip as well as being judgmental and unforgiving. Of course,the priest he was defending was found to be guilty.
Kinney,another one of the fine bunch of importers placed by Jadot/Baggio in the mid-seventies. He was installed by that cockRoach from Minneapolis/St.Paul. His most recent offense was nominating that piece of dirt Trautman to head up ICEL from the floor. A loathsome act.
Again except for Neinstadt and Pates the rest are a bunch of impostors.
BTW when I say liberal I mean modernist/progressive/marxist/bolshevic/communsist or whatever. Not surprising that they support more and more confiscation of personal property and limiting individual freedoms. For some reason most also seem to have a predilection for homosexuals and their behaviors.