[Columbo]

For your consideration.

[murron]

We had our collection last Sunday. I did not contribute. I haven’t contributed for many years.

[Loud Mime]

Bump

[mnehring]

The Catholic Church stopped backing ACORN. This may have been true in previous years, but not this one.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/13/acorn.catholics/index.html

[Frantzie]

This is sickening. We should demand that all Christian denominations make sure that not a penny goes to ACORN, pro abortion groups and pro Islamic groups.

Note this is not anti-Catholic or anti anything. Christian charity should not go to groups who hurt, steal elections or have political aims.

[janee]

The Church gives sanctuary to a lot of groups and individuals we as conservatives believe do not have our country first in their hearts. Did the CC do enough to get the McCain/Palin ticket elected? I don’t believe so!

[matginzac]

Thank you SOOO much! Haven’t been to Mass the last few weekends because of family stuff - I know, I know! - but will keep this in mind for future. I’m SO ticked at the curch, especially after this election, and attend a church that is 65% african american - most of whom voted for the pro-abortion crowd’s favorite candidate. Also took great acception to the Al Smith dinner and Card Egan on the dias with all dim politicians from NY. Sent a protest email to the Card as well as my own bishop. The power of the computer!

[tiki]

MOst of these collection go to social justice type committees who have an agenda or don’t do their homework or owe someone a favor.

Give to Peter’s Pence and the Holy Land and throw the rest of the envelopes in the trash. Spend the money that you might have spent on that donation on a charity that you can see.

IN this day and age with the internet, it seems that we could find some worthy causes to back. A church in Africa or India, a seminary, even a small business. I’ve always wanted to help the “starving children” in Africa but I have never wanted to support some African tyrannical government and so have never felt comfortable with donating money. If I knew it was going to a specific church or person or business that I believed in, I’d be much more willing.

So much of the charity donated is taken up with administrative costs and government red tape and usually ends up in the hands of those who don’t need it ro is used as a bargaining tool to control people, in my opinion.

[Mad Dawg]

My default setting is obedience to the bishops. In this case, though, I think conservative Catholics have a chance to make their voices hear. I am torn between giving nothing and writing a check for $0.01 and putting it in the envelope.

They have, in this case, been irresponsible stewards of the money we gave them.

[Mad Dawg]

My default setting is obedience to the bishops. In this case, though, I think conservative Catholics have a chance to make their voices hear. I am torn between giving nothing and writing a check for $0.01 and putting it in the envelope.

They have, in this case, been irresponsible stewards of the money we gave them.

[veritas2002]

Two Dioceses have already pulled the plug on CCHD and its collection: Charleston (SC) and Birmingham (AL)

[RGPII]

Informative post: I give to the foodshelf of St. Vincent de Paul; I may just mark on a brown bag “for St. Vincent de Paul” and put a few jars of peanut butter in the bag. I’d bet that’d get their attention.

[Salvation]

Catholic Church drops ACORN funding

[vox_freedom]

Roman Catholic tradition BTTT