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To: WKUHilltopper

Well, since you asked, the official charity arm of the Vatican is called Peter’s Pence. There is also Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Charities, and any number of relief organizations.

Also, there is a Papal Almoner, whose sole job is to help the poor. His name is Archbishop Konrad Krajewski.

Here are some details just about him:

Krajewski described how Francis has redefined the little-known office of papal almoner and explained the true meaning of giving. “The Holy Father told me at the beginning: ‘You can sell your desk. You don’t need it. You need to get out of the Vatican. Don’t wait for people to come ringing. You need to go out and look for the poor,’” Krajewski said. Krajewski gets his marching orders each morning: A Vatican gendarme goes from the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lives to Krajewski’s office across the Vatican gardens, bringing a bundle of letters that the pope has received from the faithful asking for help. On the top of each letter, Francis might write “You know what to do” or “Go find them” or “Go talk to them.” And so Don Corrado, as he likes to be called, hits the streets. Archbishop Krajewski has visited homes for the elderly in the name of the pope, writes checks to the needy in the name of the pope.[7]

He traveled to the island of Lampedusa in the name of the pope after a migrant boat capsized.[7] Archbishop Krajewski spent four days on Lampedusa, bringing 1,600 phone cards so the survivors could call loved ones back home in Eritrea to let them know they had made it. He also prayed with police divers as they worked to raise the dead from the sea floor.

Pope Francis wanted a more active almoner who could find innovative ways to help the poor, and told Don Corrado the position was no longer a desk job. The almoner said his biggest problem now is that Pope Francis wants to go with him on his late night charitable runs, which he does with off-duty Swiss Guards who volunteer their free time.[8]

Now, please tell me how much charity is done in the of God by your pastor and church.


59 posted on 05/12/2015 1:46:56 PM PDT by SpirituTuo
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To: SpirituTuo

Why did you wake me up? Has the Pope liquidated assets and started the food lines?


65 posted on 05/12/2015 1:51:55 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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