--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "markmeredith2002" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > And, by the way, all those wonderful works that you cite above? > > Your local Catholic Church has been doing that in your very own > > neighbourhood for the past several hundred years...and without the > > hugging and the fanfare... > > The catholic church runs a lot of private for-profit schools (I have > 14 yrs experience) and some for-profit hospitals. Many orders of nuns > and a few, very few, priestly orders are involved in charitable works. > In the US, the parishes sometimes raise funds for catholic operations > in the 3rd world which are partly charitable, mainly to expand > operations and convert - when I was child you sometimes had to bring a > quarter to school to "help convert the pagan babies". Even the > poorest of nations are net givers of money to the Vatican. > > Not to knock the Church on charity, as individual catholics tend to be > charitable and the Church does encourages that behavior more so than > many religions. But the parishes themselves are not known as the > place to go if you're in need. > > No fanfare in Catholicism?? What a joke, more fanfare than a barrel > of crowned rajs. No hugging?? Have you been to Mass recently? > (though you may go to the Mel Gibsom sect which still does Mass in > latin and instead of the hug prior to communion does a flogging.)
Really? The flogging sounds like a lot more fun. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
