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To: cripplecreek

Actually, I've attended three churches since I accepted Christ in 1980. They all gave annual financial reports. They all operated under the paradigm that we SHOULD know how our money is being used.

'Course, none of them was Catholic. They may have different rules.


6 posted on 05/31/2006 9:39:29 AM PDT by RobRoy
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To: RobRoy
No. I'm Catholic, and our parish finances are regularly reported to everyone.

I think it varies by diocese and parish.

7 posted on 05/31/2006 9:41:20 AM PDT by B Knotts
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To: RobRoy

I'm not saying that the church shouldn't show her the financial records. Only that I don't think they "have" to show them.


8 posted on 05/31/2006 9:44:42 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
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To: RobRoy
Actually, I've attended three churches since I accepted Christ in 1980. They all gave annual financial reports. They all operated under the paradigm that we SHOULD know how our money is being used.

Same here.

15 posted on 05/31/2006 9:52:48 AM PDT by Texas Mom (Two places you're always welcome - church and Grandma's house.)
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To: RobRoy
I have never been a member of any Catholic Parish which did not have its financials totally wide open ... and I've happend to be visiting a few during the week when they release their annual report.

This is an MSM report ... so I don't know how little of it to believe ... but for a Parish not to release an annual report strikes me as a bit odd.

22 posted on 05/31/2006 10:04:30 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Let me rephrase one thing: This isn't just an MSM report ... It's the Richmond Slimes-Disgrace, so I don't know how much they're leaving out, distorting, or outright fabricating.


23 posted on 05/31/2006 10:06:06 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: RobRoy

My Catholic parish issues quartery financial reports. Every registered parishoner gets a copy in the email.


30 posted on 05/31/2006 10:15:05 AM PDT by Malacoda (The Posting Police need an enema.)
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To: RobRoy
When I was Catholic, we received annual financial reports on the state of the parish finances. I even attended a Church in Miami where they would show how much was taken in collections, how much money the parish had in the bank, etc.

I do agree in principle to the idea of laity having more control over the finances within the Church, but this woman chose the wrong venue. I would suggest the blogosphere, as well as standing outside the parish after sunday mass handing out leaflets pushing her cause.

55 posted on 05/31/2006 10:44:43 AM PDT by Clemenza (The CFR ate my bilderburgers! Time to call for a trilateral commission to investigate!)
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To: RobRoy

They publish their reports in the bulletin as well.


71 posted on 05/31/2006 11:16:10 AM PDT by AliVeritas (Murtha, doing the job Marines wouldn't do... on Memorial Day weekend. s/)
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To: RobRoy

'Course, none of them was Catholic. They may have different rules.

Could it be that a huge percentage of their budget is for legal fees in molestation cases. I'd want to know also. What does this church have to hide?


88 posted on 05/31/2006 12:13:17 PM PDT by Joan Kerrey
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And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

John 3:19-21

104 posted on 05/31/2006 1:09:22 PM PDT by Hoodat ( Silly Dems, AYBABTU.)
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To: RobRoy

Our Catholic Church presents a financial report each year too!

Hint to this lady -- get involved in a positive way in your parish!


111 posted on 05/31/2006 1:35:29 PM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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