tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post1100963924138283073..comments2023-10-24T07:38:47.024-07:00Comments on A Shepherd's Voice: Catholic Charities Adoptions: ReflectionsA Shepherd's Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743324067287303823noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-10196841584438960342008-10-03T19:23:00.000-07:002008-10-03T19:23:00.000-07:00Great job, Gibbons, keeping this in the spotlight....Great job, Gibbons, keeping this in the spotlight. Without your diligent work this would have slipped by unnoticed. It certainly stopped me from giving money to Catholic Charities during collections, money which would have gone to placing a kid with two daddies who would probably drag him along to the Folsom St. Fair. Plenty more work for you and Fr. Malloy to do, though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-76016740290407266612008-10-03T17:52:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:52:00.000-07:00I fear that this separation won't last. Oh, Cathol...I fear that this separation won't last. Oh, Catholic Charities may decide to never again align itself with this type of organization. But, I fear, the state will be back.<BR/><BR/>What is to prevent the state from declaring that it knows best how to spend monies raised by Catholic Charities and then use them in the manner it deems best? <BR/><BR/>As the state of Connecticut did in the Kelo case (which was affirmed by the US Supreme Court), assets held by private individuals (in this case, family homes) could better be put to use when the state deeded them to a private developer. The families were forced out; the developer has gone on to build "a greater good" in the neighborhood!<BR/><BR/>What's to stop the state from deciding to do the same with the assets of Catholic Charities?<BR/><BR/>The First Amendment? Nah. Merely a bump in the road.<BR/><BR/>After all, it's for the children. And the civil rights of gay/lesbian/ etc., etc. couples. Clearly, "a greater good" will result if monies are diverted and spent in a manner the state decides will provide a "better", more just outcome. Even if it does eviscerate the Catholic Church.JohnGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181211978565824165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3256165281863652253.post-75023134899741575362008-10-03T13:50:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:50:00.000-07:00God bless you, Father.It saddens me to see how man...God bless you, Father.<BR/><BR/>It saddens me to see how many years it has taken for our Bishops and Archbishops to come to the realization that the Eucharist must be withheld from politicians opposed to Catholic teaching (dogma).<BR/><BR/>Almost all we hear from the pulpit today is "Moderation" or "Middle of the Road." Pardon me, but the only thing I see in the middle of the road is a yellow streak as far as the eye can see! (Oh would it were that you were either hot or cold.)<BR/><BR/>Again, may God continue to bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com