Recalling Pope Benedict's Edict Concerning Labor Unions

louis c

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Sun Jan-10-10 10:35 PM
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Recalling Pope Benedict's Edict Concerning Labor Unions

Edited on Sun Jan-10-10 10:39 PM by louis c

Far be it for me to be repeating the teachings of Pope Benedict (I am an avowed Secular-Humanist) but when a guy is right, he's right.

About a year ago, the Catholic Church took a position that "Labor Unions were essential in an industrialized society".

All my religious right-wing political activists that quote the Bible and the Church's teachings only when it suits them should take heed. Pope Benedict is a supporter of EFCA.

Link;
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0900492.htm

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Brickbat

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Sun Jan-10-10 10:41 PM
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1. According to Catholic teachings, the "defrauding of laborers of their wages" is one of the sins that

cries out to the Holy Spirit for vengeance.

Of course, so is sodomy. Stopped clock, twice a day, and all that. :shrug:

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ananda

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Sun Jan-10-10 10:45 PM
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3. So is usury.. a BIG sin acc. to the Church.

And yet... where is the Pope's Benedictian outspoken
outrage against the bankers?

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Brickbat

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Sun Jan-10-10 10:47 PM
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4. Yeah, but that one doesn't cry out to the Holy Spirit for vengeance.

There's different levels, see.

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Captain Hilts

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Sun Jan-10-10 10:43 PM
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2. Gotta hand it to the Vatican that they get a lot of the economic issues right. nt

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