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Catholics Join The Dump Rush Movement With Petition Denouncing Limbaugh
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/12/02/catholics-join-dump-rush-movement-petition-denouncing-limbaugh.htmlCatholics Join The Dump Rush Movement With Petition Denouncing Limbaugh
By: Jason Easley
Monday, December, 2nd, 2013, 4:26 pm
After Rush Limbaugh attacked Pope Francis and called him a Marxist, the group Catholics In Alliance For The Common Good has started a petition denouncing Limbaugh.
Audio of Limbaugh @ link~
Limbaugh said, “I gotta be very careful. I have been numerous times to the Vatican. It wouldn’t exist without tons of money. But regardless, what this is, somebody has either written this for him or gotten to him. This is just pure Marxism coming out of the mouth of the pope. Unfettered capitalism? That doesn’t exist anywhere. Unfettered capitalism is a liberal socialist phrase to describe the United States. Unfettered, unregulated.”
The group Catholics in Alliance For The Common Good has responded with a petition that denounces Limbaugh and demands an apology.
The petition states,
We are disturbed by Rush Limbaugh’s incendiary comments last Wednesday, November 27th about Pope Francis and are joining together with Catholics and other allies throughout the nation to support the Holy Father. To call the Francis a proponent of “pure marxism” is both mean spirited and naive. Francis’s critique of unrestrained capitalism is in line with the Church’s social teaching. His particular criticism of “trickle down economics” strengthens what Church authorities have said for decades: any economic system which deprives the poor of their dignity has no place within a just society.
Contrary to what Mr. Limbaugh suggests, the Catholic Church isn’t built on money, but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ.
We call on Mr. Limbaugh to apologize and retract his remarks. We urge other Church organizations and leaders–both ordained and lay–to also condemn Mr. Limbaugh’s comments.
We proudly stand with Pope Francis as he provides prophetic leadership for the Catholic Church and the entire world.
Contrary to what Mr. Limbaugh suggests, the Catholic Church isn’t built on money, but on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ.
We call on Mr. Limbaugh to apologize and retract his remarks. We urge other Church organizations and leaders–both ordained and lay–to also condemn Mr. Limbaugh’s comments.
We proudly stand with Pope Francis as he provides prophetic leadership for the Catholic Church and the entire world.
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Manipulation of bigotry and hatred knows no limits when it comes to Rush Limbaugh’s personal financial gain, but the pressure is growing from all corners of our society to get the most listened to practitioner of hate speech in America off the air.
As more and more Americans wake up to the taxpayer funded offensiveness of Rush Limbaugh, the dump Rush movement will only grow stronger.
If you are a Catholic and would like to add your name to the petition, you can do so here.
http://www.catholicsinalliance.org/limbaugh
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Not a word about Limbaugh.
It's just Bill Donahue, and his FAX machine.
(So to speak.)
On rare occasions I agree with him, mostly not.
Apparently, he has commented on Limbaugh. Sort of...
After radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh criticized Pope Francis for statements the pope made in his apostolic exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” Christopher Hale of Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good attacked Limbaugh. CNN prominently carried the story. But the real story is that Catholics in Alliance is a bogus entity.
Catholics in Alliance is such a fraud that it has been stripped of its tax-exempt status by the IRS: for three consecutive years, it failed to file its 990. Prior to a few years ago, the group was funded by the likes of George Soros’ Open Society Institute, and the Tides Foundation (another Soros-funded institution). But once the IRS dropped the hammer on Catholics in Alliance, both of these foundations stopped funding it.
We called Catholics in Alliance today to find out what is going on, but there is no one there; callers must leave a message on an answering machine. That’s not the way real organizations work.
It is astounding to read on the website of Catholics in Alliance a plea for donations, saying, “Contributions are tax deductible.” Really? On what basis? The IRS doesn’t recognize them as a legitimate non-profit. Neither should the media.
Catholics in Alliance is such a fraud that it has been stripped of its tax-exempt status by the IRS: for three consecutive years, it failed to file its 990. Prior to a few years ago, the group was funded by the likes of George Soros’ Open Society Institute, and the Tides Foundation (another Soros-funded institution). But once the IRS dropped the hammer on Catholics in Alliance, both of these foundations stopped funding it.
We called Catholics in Alliance today to find out what is going on, but there is no one there; callers must leave a message on an answering machine. That’s not the way real organizations work.
It is astounding to read on the website of Catholics in Alliance a plea for donations, saying, “Contributions are tax deductible.” Really? On what basis? The IRS doesn’t recognize them as a legitimate non-profit. Neither should the media.
Judge for yourselves.
One thing I've learned growing up in a somewhat Catholic family: they are one group of people you do not want to piss off. 
Go Pope! 
