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Pope Francis inspected Vatican parking, checked what cars are driven
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| 7/12/2013
| Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
Posted on 07/12/2013 12:30:45 PM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley
EXCELLENT move by His Holiness to crack down on this hypocrisy.
I remember Msgr. Charles Owen Rice, Pittsburgh’s vaunted “Labor Priest”. He would go around lecturing corporations and the wealthy about their greed and poor treatment of “the American working man”. Yet he never drove anything but high-end luxury German automobiles.
To: markomalley
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:08:33 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(You can call me Snippy the Anti-Freeper)
To: ArrogantBustard
I see too many of them in parishes near Philly. Even “pro-child pro-choice” stickers. Sickening.
To: markomalley
The Pope declared war on the Vaticans luxury cars. First, he attacked wastefulness, underscoring that it bothers me when I see a priest or a sister with a brand new car. Then, a few days later, he put into practice what he had stated during a meeting with seminarians: on Wednesday he made an inspection of the Vatican parking lot. It isnt the first time already in the past days Pope Francis, on his way to lunch with a cardinal friend, visited the place where some cardinals usually park their cars. "This is why we can't have nice things" PING
An 80-year-old retired priest allegedly bit an ear off another elderly clergyman during a violent brawl over a parking bay in their block of units...According to police, after the brawl Father Byrne told Father Smith to pick up an item up on the ground. It was not until Father Smith returned to his unit that he realised the item he had picked up and put in his pocket was his right ear....
-- from the thread Ear bitten off in priest v priest fight
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:22:41 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("...Someone handed the keys to the Forum to the OPC and its sympathizers...")
To: Phillyred
Thank you for the opportunity to demonstrate the dangers of generalizing one’s own experiences.
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:24:20 PM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: markomalley
He reminds me of Obama.
He's worried about appearances rather than solving problems.
I used to give to Catholic Charities, but when I found out they supported Acorn, I quit giving to them.
I give to other charities. The only Catholic one I give to now is Covenant House which doesn't seem to be on Catholic Charities list. I often wonder how they can justify Acorn and other left wing causes, but not Covenant House (a charity that helps our throwaway kids)
To: markomalley
I for one would rather see gold in the form of a Cross on the wall rather than hidden in a Swiss bank.
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posted on
07/12/2013 1:52:07 PM PDT
by
Berlin_Freeper
(Not Guilty by reason of sanity.)
To: markomalley
Please, people, I don’t think the Pope is advocating people drive used old clunkers. But, in my view, there is no need for a priest to be driving a Mercedes-Benz, worth perhaps $63,000 - which is what one Columbian priest was driving when it was suggested he sell it for a more humble model. There are plenty of more modest and reliable models along the car continuum.
Frankly, I’m surprised that a member of the clergy even needs to be told this.
To: oh8eleven
I’m guessing that you KNOW that people DONATE CARS to Priests and NUNS, now don’t you?? Your mother didn’t tell you that.
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posted on
07/12/2013 3:37:01 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: FR_addict
Smart....NEVER give to Catholic Charities anymore.....NEVER.
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posted on
07/12/2013 3:39:31 PM PDT
by
Ann Archy
(Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
To: Phillyred
Are you referring to the car or to the bumper sticker?
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posted on
07/12/2013 3:46:24 PM PDT
by
gitmo
( If your theology doesn't become your biography it's useless.)
To: FR_addict
I would totally be on board with this if the Pope was also cracking down on bishops who allow pro-abortion politicians to receive communion.
IMO, the blessed sacrament is just a wee bit more important than fancy cars.
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posted on
07/12/2013 4:03:59 PM PDT
by
piusv
To: Phillyred
The 300+ pound priest at a near-by parish drives a “smart” car. I really want to see him get in or out of it one day.
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posted on
07/12/2013 4:07:26 PM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(Posting from deep behind the Maple Curtain)
To: Ann Archy
No, she wasn't an apologist like you.
What's your excuse for the pedophile homo-priests and the church supporting illegal aliens?
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posted on
07/12/2013 5:28:43 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks markomalley.
...he attacked wastefulness, underscoring that "it bothers me when I see a priest or a sister with a brand new car".
What if it's a new Prius? Is that wasteful?
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posted on
07/12/2013 7:04:54 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
What if it's a new Prius? Is that wasteful? I know you ask the question satirically, but the rationale is being wasteful of soldi not benzina. And at €30k a pop, I don't think the Prius would make his approval list.
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posted on
07/12/2013 7:10:54 PM PDT
by
markomalley
(Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good -- Leo XIII)
To: markomalley
I friend of mine was thinking about becoming a priest many years ago. I went with him when he went to talk to his recruiters (priests) on a yacht.
I'm with the Pope on this one.
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posted on
07/12/2013 7:16:57 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: markomalley
Would this pope have admonished Fulton Sheen for driving a Cadillac? The car was a gift. Also, why is he focusing on this stuff? The kind of car people drive is not directly related to their spiritual state. Shouldn’t he be working on building the body of Christ like his predessors JPII and BXVI?
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posted on
07/12/2013 7:27:47 PM PDT
by
UnRuley1
To: markomalley
Ha! We just finished a 4-day Hertz Rental of a 2013 Ford Focus (with 10,000 miles on it). While there were some nice facets about it (the air worked for instance!), the ENTIRE interior looked like it was made of recycled pop bottles (what would the Pope's focus be on that?), so hopping back into our 1995 Honda Accord today (with 180,000 miles on it) which still has a beautiful interior, was a relief (and even a bit of a luxury:))...
Regardless, both cars got/get us to Eucharistic Adoration!
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posted on
07/12/2013 8:03:50 PM PDT
by
mlizzy
(If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
To: markomalley
I imagine he is just talking about the cars that the important people in the church are driving and every one else are paying for.
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