Church shuns gun-raffle donations

Washington Times ^ | 6/14/03 | Mary Shaffrey

[kattracks]

For the third consecutive year, a Catholic church in Hyattsville will turn down thousands of dollars in donations raised today during a gun raffle.

The Catholic Sportsmen's Organization (CSO), which is based in Hyattsville, hopes to raise $6,000 during the raffle and wants to donate the proceeds to St. Jerome's Catholic Church at 5205 43rd Ave. But the Archdiocese of Washington has ordered the church not to accept the money because a few church members are opposed to guns.

[leadpencil1]

I guess they can't take any money from a Democrat either, since most of them are por-abortion. Do they discriminate when passsing the basket during mass?

[JudgemAll]

Ridiculous and hypocritical, given the Catholic church's historical love of swords and guns.

[borisbob69]

Very rarely do I see the name of my hometown (Hyattsville, MD) in an article...too bad it's in this context.

[Chemist_Geek]

"It's a moral issue. It's about putting more guns out on the street. It's against the life-affirming doctrine that the Catholic Church preaches," she said.

Mrs. Alexander, don't you remember Jesus' words at Passover seder? "...one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one." (Luke 22:36, New American) Also, the Church has long held that it is moral and ethical to use whatever force is necessary to defend one's life, property, and virtue, up to and including lethal force.

"But those guns are scary!" Yech. Ignorant soccer-mom foolishness...

[Springfield45]

Ignorant reaction from conceited, bureaucratic anti-gun bigots more interested in political correctness and liberalism than anything else.

[Eagle Eye]

But will they accept donations from homos?

[jimtorr]

Some of the opponents became so upset that they left the church and the Catholic faith.

Riiiight! These people are really committed to their faith.....NOT! They didn't get their way, so they did the equivalent of a child holding his breath. The church is better off without them.