A bill introduced in Connecticut by two practicing homosexuals, Andrew McDonald and Michael Lawlor, will transfer the financial regulation of Catholic parishes to lay boards by order of the state. Bill No. 1098, referred to the Committee on Judiciary in January co-chaired by McDonald and Lawlor, directs that the "corporation shall have a board of directors consisting of not less than seven nor more than thirteen lay members...elected from among the lay members of the congregation at an annual meeting of the corporation....The general administrative powers of the corporation shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors [i.e., The bishop and pastor are banned from managing the parish financially.] ....The pastor of the congregation shall report to the board of directors. ....Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit, restrict or derogate from any power, right, authority, duty or responsibility of the bishop or pastor in matters pertaining exclusively to religious tenets and practices." [Nice of Big Brother.... Does this mean the bishop or pastor can authorize the songs at Mass but has to go to the board for permission to buy the hymn books?] Interestingly the bill applies only to Catholic churches -- for now.
The bishops of Connecticut are fighting back and calling on Catholics to attend the hearing scheduled for Wednesday March 11.
The bishops have no one to blame but themselves for this awful bill. There are too many examples of pastors who stole parish money to maintain immoral lifestyles. It's ironic that two homosexuals are pushing it since outright theft of parish property has often been due to homosexual pastors embezzling funds to maintain their double lives? (Remember whistleblower priest Fr. Michael Madden and his nemesis, Fr. Jude Fay? from Darien, CT?) Jesus said the children of darkness are more shrewd than the children of light. Like Rahm Emanuel says, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste." And liberals like McDoanald and Lawlor aren't about to let that happen - any opportunity to go after the church that is a stumbling block to legalizing same-sex marriage!
Pray and fight against this bill which is clearly unconstitutional under the first amendment. The state has absolutely NO RIGHT to regulate the financial management of the church. The next Catholic diocese targeted might be yours. Call on your bishop to ensure firm financial accountability, not the state. Make sure he has policies and procedures in place to protect parish assets and to prevent luxurious rectory renovations that most parishioners could never afford on their own homes. Spend the money on the houses of God and the parish schools, not on gold fixtures and marble fireplaces in the bishop's house and the pastor's rectory.
hi, i say, let the priests have the money. what else do they have? they preside over a wicked church, they work hard keeping their flock decieved, hey, let them do their thing.after all, the whole priesthood is a homosexual fraternity.thanks for your time
ReplyDeleteTo say "the Church" is wicked because some of her leaders are wicked is a logical fallacy, any more than to say your entire family is wicked because some of your family members are rogues.
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