"in Defense Of Nice Churches" Another Masterpeice From Bad Cat

[BigJon16]

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/09/in-defense-of-nice-churches.html


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[left]To summarize the modern axiom: The Catholic Church has gold and refuses to sell it, thus the Church lets the poor starve.[/left]

[left]It’s a noble complaint, but the reality is this: The Church’s wealth [i]comes[/i] from the poor. What people miss when they speak of “The Catholic Church” — and by it mean a few cardinals, bishops, and a Pope — is that the Catholic Church is made up of [i]every[/i] Catholic, rich and poor alike. Thus the upkeep and general wealth of the Church comes from [i]every[/i] member of the Church, rich and poor alike, giving to their respective dioceses. As a college student who has put his laughable dollar into the collection plate more than twice, I can attest to this fact.[/left]

But most importantly — and this really is my point here — the wealth of the Church exists for the edification and benefit of [i]every[/i] Catholic.


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Read the rest at the above link! It's very much "well said!"

[Byzantine]

Brilliant!

[LittleWaySoul]

Love this post. Here's the second part:

[url="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/09/in-defense-of-covering-catholic-churches-with-all-sorts-of-gold.html"]http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/09/in-defense-of-covering-catholic-churches-with-all-sorts-of-gold.html[/url]

I actually like this one a lot better. It's so beautiful. BadCatholic for President!