[BlatherNaut]

Cardinal O'Malley and his fellow bishops note in their statement that "The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has maintained for some time an unemployment rate of around 6.8%, which is higher than the national average", yet endorse a job-killing minimum wage hike.

[fwdude]

Oh, Mother!

[cuban leaf]

If they cared, they would raise the minimum wage to $100 an hour. Then everyone would be very well off and poverty would be ended once and for all.

I wonder why they don’t do that?

;-)

[MeshugeMikey]

Local religious leaders have given their blessing for an increase to the state’s minimum wage.

there is a clear difference between Worshipping GOD and Worshipping Mammon

I think I know these “folks” allegiances

[txrefugee]

You’d think with the moral climate of MA being what it is, religious leaders would have more important issues to concern them than the minimum wage.

[ladyjane]

These churches love to poke their noses into politics.

They should have their tax exempt status revoked.

[headstamp 2]

How about the church making up the difference for employers then.

[winner3000]

If they just knew how destructive the minimum wage is for the most vulnerable unskilled laborers and those who are new to the labor force. The problem is that they don’t seek advice from economists on the right. Since everyone who they speak to is on the left, they are left with a false sense of certainty about their position.

[ravenwolf]

The bigger the wage hikes the more it costs to run a business, the more the consumers have to pay for their necessities.

Not to mention that many business,s will not do any new hiring until they absolutely have to.

[from occupied ga]

With the exception of sex and reproduction, the USCCB’s philosophy as stated on their web site reads like the platform of the liberal wing of the Democratic party. Gun control - all for it. Wealth redistribution - all for it. Global warming - when you strip out all the sanctimonious bullsh!t they believe it’s man caused. Socialized medicine - Except for abortions and birth control all for it. ETC.

[jonno]

Insufficient effort made to educate one’s self and/or children (sloth), coupled with an expectation of free handouts (abuse of charity) is foolishness at best, a mortal sin at worst...

[lastchance]

Spoken like people who have never had to look for work in a tight job market while lacking even the most basic of skills and having received only a mockery of an education.

[JoeFromSidney]

There are two topics Church leaders should be forbidden to speak on: economics and warfare. On the first, "Thou shalt not steal" and "Thou shalt not envy thy neighbor's goods" are sufficient. Beyond that, they are out of their depth. On the second, the Just War Doctrine is sufficient. It is rooted in the Bible: St. Paul's comments about the law written on the hearts of men. Again, when they go beyond that, they are out of their depth. They should realize their limits.