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Started by Neal. Last reply by Chris Jun 15. 5 Replies 1 Like
Hell, this might be even better than the stationary earth dude. Cutting off your balls should be an action that all religious men partake in. …Continue
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Yes, religion does have all the answers. Saudi Arabian cleric has claimed that the Earth does not orbit the sun and is in fact stationary,…Continue
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A decade or so ago, Judge Moore's ten commandments monument went on tour across the U.S. When it made it's way to Lansing, MI, I went to protest the monument sitting on the state capital grounds. There I ran into a fine christian man and his son who…Continue
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Bahraini Intellectual Describes the Problems in the Muslim World Men like this give me hope for the Middle East.Continue
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Bill Donohue speaks to CNNCatholic League President Bill Donohue got a course on modern marriage from CNN host Chris Cuomo on Thursday after…Continue
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Welcome to the CrazyIn Texas there's a case going to the Supreme court about parents homeschooling their children, yet really aren't teaching…Continue
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Hi everyone. i am working on project for a class and for it I am asking some questions on worldviews. If you are willing I would really appreciate it if you would answer these questions for me.1.What is actually reality? What is really real?2.What…Continue
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Council of Islam in Pakistan has declared that mere existence of women is against sharia and the will of their sky fairy! Read the full report in the following link.…Continue
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Creationist Version Of Neanderthal Human Interbreedingvia The Panda's Thumb..Had to put this up. Apparently creationists have their own take on the recent findings that…Continue
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Nice Comment
Criminals, the lot of 'em. Why don't they sell off some of their artwork if they're in such ''dire'' straits?
The Vatican is using donations for the poor to fight its budget deficit, report says
This sermon doesn’t amount to much, apparently.
As little as 10% of donations by Roman Catholics that are specifically advertised as helping the poor and suffering actually go toward charitable work, a new report says.
About two-thirds of the rest of the $55 million in donations for Pope Francis’ annual charitable appeal, known as Peter’s Pence, is used to fill the Vatican’s administrative budget deficit, The Wall Street Journal reported in an article Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the spending.
The newspaper said that the use of Peter’s Pence for the budget “is raising concern among some Catholic Church leaders that the faithful are being misled about the use of their donations, which could further hurt the credibility of the Vatican’s financial management under Pope Francis.”
A spokesman for the Vatican’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNBC about the Journal’s report. The article noted that under church law, a pope can use Peter’s Pence in any manner that serves his ministry.
The Journal, citing people familiar with the funds’ use, said that the assets of Peter’s Pence have dwindled since Francis became pope in 2013 from more than $775 million to $665 million.
Meanwhile, the Holy See’s deficit in 2018 doubled to more than $76 million on a budget of around $333 million.
Last month, Francis replaced the Vatican’s top financial regulator on the heels of a financial scandal involving the church’s London real estate investments.
Peter’s Pence is a special collection from Roman Catholics every June.
According to the collection’s website, it is “A Day for the Works of Charity.”
“These collections and donations by the individual faithful or entire local churches raise the awareness that all the baptized are called to materially sustain the work of evangelization and at the same time to help the poor in whatever way is possible,” the site says.
″It is an ancient practice which began with the first community of the apostles. It continues to be repeated because charity distinguishes the disciples of Jesus,” the site says.
The site then quotes Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, “From this, they will all know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.”
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/11/vatican-uses-donations-for-poor-to-...
I heard some blurb about wanting that in the regular curriculum in our schools!!!!
Left Overs from East Germany
I think that is a pretty close definition of tradition. To many people, tradition works so there is no reason to rock the boat
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