Posted by
Maudie in Mandeville on Monday, January 04, 2010 1:29:45 PM
613 laws in the Old Testament; taking care of the poor does not make the Top 10; caring for the Earth or the environment does not make the Top 10. The Pope
continues to do a disservice to the Church and laity when he speaks on either subject. Whether his speeches predominate with the life or marriage issues, he should realize any mention of the environment or the poor will become front and center with not only media, but with the Liberation Theologists who pervade many of the diocese. Many Catholics ask why Sunday sermons have been silent over the decades on abortion and marriage and remain so. It's easier to sermonize about the poor and saving the planet as your parishioners plan their Sunday afternoon trip to the mall.
How about a truce? Until killing babies is out of style and rationality returns to the marriage sacrament, the Holy Father dispenses with anything else. In return, Catholics the world over promise not to confuse what is more important to God, Thou Shalt Not Murder or Thou Shalt Donate Old Clothes to St. Vincent de Paul's. Tens of millions and counting seems to make a good case.