The Al Smith dinner: the cardinal and the tax collector

There is an old saying that applies to Cardinal Dolan.He is too smart for his own good.We in NY know why the press like Cardinal Dolan.Cardinal Dolan is no Cardinal O’Connor and he is preoccupied with his legacy.Obama has won on this issue,let’s win the election.God bless Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney. This is the day of thr Laity.

The Catholic Church is full of sinners. We have heretics, priests that have abused children, bishops that have ignored that abuse, Catholics that do not worship God or follow his Commandments, etc.

Judgement is reserved for God and we will each be subject to HIS judgement.

While we can express our opinions and not be happy with Obama attending the Al Smith dinner, only God knows the whole truth.

God may be inspiring Cardinal Dolan to interact with President Zero and our next President Romney and Catholic VP Ryan.

I truly believe that Cardinal Dolan is a holy and humble man that is folowing God’s plan to lead our Catholic Church and we the faihful must follow Jesus example and encourage others (even when they don’t seem to be listening).

Related thoughts.... excerpts from a recent talk given by Archbishop Chaput:

“Critics of the Church have attacked America’s bishops so bitterly, for so long, over so many different issues — including the abuse scandal, but by no means limited to it — for very practical reasons.

***If a wedge can be driven between the pastors of the Church and her people, then a strong Catholic witness on controversial issues breaks down into much weaker groups of discordant voices. ...****

We also need to change the way we act. We need to understand that we can’t “quick fix” our way out of problems we behaved ourselves into. Catholics have done very well in the United States. As I said earlier, most of us have a deep love for our country, its freedoms and its best ideals. But this is not our final home. There is no automatic harmony between Christian faith and American democracy. The eagerness of Catholics to push their way into our country’s mainstream over the past half century, to climb the ladder of social and economic success, has done very little to Christianize American culture. But it’s done a great deal to weaken the power of our Catholic witness.”

Full address here: http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/building-a-culture-of-religious-freedom

There is no automatic harmony between Christian faith and American democracy. The eagerness of Catholics to push their way into our country’s mainstream over the past half century, to climb the ladder of social and economic success, has done very little to Christianize American culture. But it’s done a great deal to weaken the power of our Catholic witness.”

Thank you for your courage and understanding of our faith to post this.

Saying these things are not easy and are even rejected by our own who have been weakened by our society

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