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I hate to say this, but Rush doesn’t even really know what liberalism is.
I wrote my tagline after years of listening to Rush give the wrong definition of what the word “liberalism” really means.
When government confiscates “tithes” and redistributes them according to their political agenda, it’s of no use to God, Who only recognizes a true sacrificial gift from the heart of an individual who isn’t being forced to give. He is interested in the inner growth of the spirit, not an outward display to impress others.
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I keep praying, “Have Mercy on us and on the whole world, Jesus, I Trust in You”
I keep praying, “Have Mercy on us and on the whole world, Jesus, I Trust in You”
In a medium/large city near me in New York the city school board is paying the Catholic Church or technically it’s “Catholic Charities” to provide social workers in the public schools. Catholic Charities in turn takes 47% of the grant money as overhead and essentially provides no overhead function other than cutting a pay check. It’s quite a racket. Catholic Charities hires young social workers, or recent grads, who do have credentials, they are paid peanuts and are totally unaware of the graft by Catholic Charities. The social workers are made to think they are pursuing a noble effort. It‘s important to note, the city school board is aware of the graft going on, but it suits their motives quite well. The Catholic Church is in the business of running elementary schools and the city school board has effectively bought off their chief, would be, critic. And, if this is all exposed it ultimately discredit the Catholic Church and not the poor souls on the city school board that were duped. You see, the city school board wins either way, better honey than vinegar -but either will do.
In the inner cities, the Catholic Church is now more and more just another non-profit feeding off government grant money. I have no doubt this scam is going on all over.
The Catholic Church's "Liberalism" began mid-19th century with the beginnings of "Christian Socialism," as an antidote to atheistic Marxism and Communism.
Christian Socialism is an international political movement that was immensely strong well into the 80s and is the parent of the EU, particularly in France, Belgium, Germany, and Italy. Politicians who ran these countries could be Christian Socialists first, and patriots second.
Many Catholic "liberal" intellectuals, began with their studies of Pius IX, whose inspiration was a church-centered socialism, inspired in turn by the early church which attempted to provide parish-based, cradle-to-the-grave care for Christians, funded by the wealthier members of the Church.
Many graduates of Catholic Colleges in the US with whom I have studied, were IMNSVHO, overly enthusiastic about Christian Socialism and the rousing encyclicals of Pius IX. It could be because their particular ancestors may not have lived in countries where the Pope, Bishop princes, and cardinal dukes maintained very harsh and repressive rule, complete with papal prisons, frequent death penalties, and a rigid caste system.
Since this is St. Patrick's Day, I'll be the first to give the Irish much credit for keeping their brand of the Catholic faith in the face of the murderous Puritan Cromwell and the later Anglican oppression ... but it's small wonder they tend to always see the Popes through green-tinted glasses. (Especially ironic, since it was the Pope that gave the English permission to take over Ireland in the first place!)
