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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Be Proud of Being Catholic
Something to think about this Christmas...

This was forwarded to me by "The Egyptian" ... thanks, friend!
"Be Proud of Being Catholic" (Excerpts of an article written by Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland Jewish businessman - NOT Catholic)
Submitted by Dee Lynd.

Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States, namely the Catholic Church?

Do you know - the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at the cost to your Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. Your graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%, all at a cost to you. To the rest of the Americans it's free.

The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollment of 700,000 students.

The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people - not just Catholics - in the United States today.

But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country. They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery on the institution of marriage.

Let me give you some figures that you as Catholics should know and remember. For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual contact in a study by the United Methodist Church, 41.8 % of clergy women reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexually harassed. Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia. This is not a Catholic Problem.

A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious PR the church has been receiving.

The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been totally weeded out by now.

Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States. Then remember what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'. Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions. Be proud that you're a Catholic.
Reprinted excerpts with permission of the Buckeye Bulletin -Be Proud of Being Catholic
(written by a Jewish Friend!)

posted by Cookie at 4:06 PM

4 Comments:

Blogger Cathy_of_Alex said...

Blessed Christmas to the Cave!

8:58 PM  
Blogger Joe of St. Thérèse said...

Proud be be Catholic...I have the shirt in my room, and if it wasn't for Midnight Mass being in 3 hours, I'd wear it tonight.

12:49 AM  
Blogger Athanasis Contra Mundum said...

And that's just the tip of the iceberg!

3:23 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

"The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church.You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been totally weeded out by now..."


As for the last part of that statement, I'm not sure if they are all weeded out yet, but I'm sure the ones left are feeling pretty nervous and desparate. I mean, who the heck would want to become a priest nowadays except someone with a true calling from God and the pair of stones it takes to follow it? Their past discretions and arrogance will become part of the cleansing we so badly need.

All non hackers can go pack sand or whatever the hell else they want to pack. Leave the job of cleaning up the Church to the men.

Great article Cookie!

Merry Christmas to all!

7:21 AM  

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