Although they have stopped people from formally petitioning to leave. I DO NOT want to be dictated to by Cardinal Dolan, or the Pope.

Hiding pedophiles. Today the catholic church hides thousands of priests who've molested thousands of young boys. But yet they still get support. Oh they say "not all priests are pedophiles", true enough. But until they sort things out, they should be shut down, going all the way to the king ass himself The Pope. Another reason to take away their tax break. If your church as over 1,000 followers in your town, you shouldn't get anything. Let them support your sorry asses.

baptizes all Catholic, Jewish, or whatever religion into the Mormon religion after their death.

Because we all know about the Roman Church's long tradition of respect for those of differing beliefs ... right?

Rmoney is not a Catholic. Furthermore the Catholic faith is in no danger in the US whatsoever.

they will dictate the government's policies as much as they can. Look at South America in the last 100 years. The church forbade divorce in many countries, definitely the use of contraceptives and demanded that women obey their husbands. Much of this was written into law. It's only in the past fifty years that women have gained some rights, and access to divorce and contraception.

Cleita, he's not saying that the Church isn't a danger, he's saying that the Church is not in danger.

So they can take over if they get the opportunity. They always do when they get a majority to follow them.

...what?

That's what. Add that to their world corporate enterprise that makes them immensely wealthy. But it's the political intervention and participation that makes taxation a reasonable exchange.

But unless they are preaching "Vote for Romney" or "Vote against Obama", from the pulpit, they haven't violated any tax regulations.

who uses the Catholic Church subject but is not sanctioned by the Catholic Church itself? I think I see where you're coming from. The writer is not a representative of the church and endorses voting for Romney on his own advocacy.

I accept that. What we need to do is follow his example and send mass emails with Protestant and Catholic Churches, Synogogues, Temples, Mosques, and all religious faiths to vote for Obama in 2012 because only he (Obama) represents God's teachings on earth.

Clergy are also permitted to endorse candidates and parties, but not from the pulpit or as any part of their official duties.

And yes, anyone of any denomination that feels strongly should write such e-mails, though I don't necessarily agree that only President Obama represents God's teachings on Earth.

That represents God's teachings on Earth.

There are some 20 million+ lapse/ex Catholics in America. The 77 million number is a lie.

but the number of practicing Catholics is no doubt much smaller.

in the modern age. Apparently the Reformation hasn't sat well with them. They like those papal kingdoms and uneducated masses to huddle before them. It's about sharing political power again with the elite warlords. An uneducated, powerless nation of poor plebes is easier to dominate. If they aren't starving, they don't need to be fed. Starve enough of them and they become sheep in your foal.

I wonder if the Catholics want to be credited with the gun worship too? They need to come up with some new dashboard icons of a Smith & Wesson or a Ruger 9mm.

Of the world's Christian, roughly 2/3 are either Roman Catholic or Orthodox Catholic. If you add in the Anglicans (who are essentially the same Catechism as the Catholics) it is even more.

Protestants make me laugh a little when they pretend that the Church does not wield huge political power. To underestimate its reach is not advisable.

then would you say the Protestants who severed themselves from the Catholic church rebuked Jesus Christ and continue doing so in defiance to the present day?

I don't recall Jesus Christ authorizing any religious body, but I wasn't there of course.

Matthew 16:18

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Notice, he specifically said "build my Church"

That is the ancient church, of which Catholicism was the first branch, and really, up until the time of the Great Schism, the only Church. Even after the Schism, most of the Christian world follow a church with an apostolic tradition to Peter, the first Pope. The idea of Sola Scriputura and such is nonsense to 75% of the Christians in the world. Both Catholics and Orthodox believe


extra Ecclesiam nulla salus

So assuming the prevailing thought in the Christian world, I would have to say that yes, according to most of the world's Christians, Protestants are in direct defiance of God's will. In fact, most would say the Protestants, since they do not have the Sacraments of Reconciliation are unable to achieve a State of Grace, thus they are doomed to Hell.

Don't kill the messenger, not saying I believe it myself, just pointing out what the majority of Christians do believe.

Stretch us on the rack? Take us down to the dungeon for some good old Catholic flailings with a cat o nine tails? I recognize the grip on politics the Vatican has all over the world. That's why I detest their very existence and will always be impudent towards their Pope.

If he did, he wouldn't want to set policy that hurts the most vulnerable of our society. That's it in a nutshell.

Romney doesn't respect any of us, catholic or not.

GeorgeTOWN is. GWU is non-sectarian.

The author of this e-mail doesn't have a 'friend' that attended any of those institutions...they can't even LIE correctly.

I don't know how you get from catholic schools and hospitals to voting for Romney (I actually mistyped it as Rmoney at first). I guess it requires a lack of thought.

The terrible writer who wrote this should learn a bit about those catholic schools he cheers. The Jesuits run quite a few and are unlikely to support his poor writing, logic, and partisan bullshit.

As a product of seventeen years of Catholic education, including one of the institutions used to cite the author’s Catholic bona fides, I call bullshit. In my case, the dogma didn’t take but the way Christ taught us to treat each other did. I’m sickened when sanctimonious pricks think playing the Catholic card is all it takes to sway a vote. Mitt Romney's "pranks", greed and cowardice were sins in the very real sense of the word and, if that is the Catholicism they're trying to protect, I don't want any part of it.

The nuns on the bus tour was fantastic. To see nuns stand up and say hey we are suppose to take care of the poor was great. I think for too long the nuns have been sitting quietly by doing the hard work while the men sit up there dictating what will happen. It is great to see the nuns voicing their opinion. Feminist nuns. Only in America. How fantastic is that?

Everybody was excited about voting for Obama.

from them?

I was thinking of sending the link for http://nunsonthebus.com/ to the woman who sent the email to me. It looks like she forwarded the email along to her entire address book!! A friend also emailed the following response to me. I might edit it a bit in my reply:

Well, I'd start by pointing out that the priests of the church haven't done such a hot job respecting little children, and protecting them.
And that it's been the nuns in the church who have followed Christ's teachings most effectively and faithfully.

WWJD?
Would Jesus be supporting the money changers in the temple? We know the answer to that.
Jesus loved the poor, and said its easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to net the kingdom of heaven
And he also said, man cannot worship both god and mammon.

Jesus would be supporting the work of the nuns, and be cursing the priests, and the money changers....