Catholic Bishop: Democrats support evil, will go to hell

[Tony_FLADEM]

A Catholic Bishop is threatening his flock with eternal damnation if they support Barack Obama and the Democrats in November.

Bishop David Ricken of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese sent out a letter to his parishioners warning that voting for Democrats and President Barack Obama this November may be a one way ticket to hell.

In the letter, dated Wednesday, October 24, Bishop Ricken claims supporting a woman’s right to reproductive freedom (abortion); death with dignity (euthanasia); important scientific research (stem cell research); and marriage equality for gay and lesbian citizens are all "intrinsically evil."

http://www.examiner.com/article/catholic-bishop-democrats-support-evil-will-go-to-hell


I guess making life more difficult for the poor is alright with Bishop Ricken.

[madaboutharry]

1. And why is there a tax exemption for religious institutions?

[Curmudgeoness]

2. Bring hell on then, I'm ready.

Eternal damnation is better than what will happen if the Republicans rule.

[wendylaroux]

3. But I don't want to go to hell!!

Shoot.

[panader0]

5. But all the cool people are there..........

[wendylaroux]

6. True.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. Catholic Bishops="Intrinsically Evil" n/t

[southernyankeebelle]

7. Just for spite I would vote for Obama. Screw the church and the CEOs. They aren't

going into the booth.

[Drahthaardogs]

8. Tell him Mormon church is NOT pro-life.

also tell him the Bush held the House and the Senate until 2007 and NEVER even tried to outlaw abortions. They did however borrow a lot of money from China who was one of the worst human rights records including forced abortions and 7 MILLION little girls who were born, but strangely enough, are no longer here.


Fuck that noise. It is all lies. The Republicans care about money. The only use the social conservatives as their pawns.

[Drahthaardogs]

17. Send him to this link.

Where it is noted that

Here are several facts which Catholics must face regarding Mitt Romney:

1. A vote for Mitt is a vote for a non-Christian. What we know as a hard fact about Mitt Romney is that he is not a Christian from the official standpoint of the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church does not recognize the baptism of Mormons as valid.

2. A vote for Mitt is a vote for someone who does not believe that creation begins at conception. There is no wonder why Mitt is so weak on the Life issues. It is rooted in a bad theology, a non-Christian anthropology.


http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=45963&page=2

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Another prospect for Colbert's comedy tour, he's been doing shows with Dolan

and I am fairly sick of hearing him claim to support so many things that his faith and his fucking donated money oppose. Hypocrites.

[crunch60]

10. Ok Bishop Ricken, you are responsible for your church loosing It's tax exempt status. You

should be administering to the sick and poor and spreading the word of God.. not talking about Democrats and this election. Don't think God would approve of your sermon.

[Junkdrawer]

11. Oh yeah. THAT'S why I left the Church....

now I remember.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

12. This from the folks who brought you the inquisition.

[WCGreen]

13. fuck these ass holes and the sky king they adore...

If they actually lived like Jesus then I might take the seriously, but since they are more interested in condeming instead of comforting the aflicted, I say fuck 'em...

[Vincardog]

14. I'd rather party with the sinners than cry with the saints

[Blue Idaho]

15. Welcome to the United Catholic States of America...

What a load of theocratic cobblers.

[Jim__]

16. As if the pedophile scandal weren't bad enough. The catholic bishops seem intent on totally ...

... disgracing their church.

[Archae]

18. This same bishop...

Called victims of priest sexual abuse "hysterical."

[SteveG]

19. He used resources of the Church to tell his Diocese to vote against Democrats

The stationary is the official stationary of his Diocese. He is writing this in his official capacity as Bishop. I think this is a clear violation of the rules that allow his diocese to claim tax exempt status. This should be reported to the IRS.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

24. He's closely skirting by never mentioning Democrats or Obama by name n/t

[derby378]

20. I don't think this bishop knows what the definition of "evil" is

If he did, he'd keep his big fat mouth shut.

[Its Time We Wake Up]

21. Religious leaders trying to dictate how their constituents vote?

America is getting worse. But as they say, its darkest before the dawn. As long as election fraud doesn't play a role, I think we have a good chance of seeing a new dawn. 12 million jobs in the next 4 years according to projections. That's just one of the issues heading the right way thanks to President Obama.

No time to turn back now. Irregardless of the garbage that is being dumped into the ears of conservatives.

[dsc]

22. Oh trust me it gets even worse

http://annfreespirit.over-blog.com/article-us-constitution-allows-bishops-to-transfer-and-conceal-pedophiles-108137785.html

In a stunning motion filed in an Appleton, Wisconsin court the Diocese of Green Bay has argued that bishops and religious officials who operate schools, churches, and youth centers can intentionally conceal and transfer clergy child molesters, even if found guilty of doing so by a jury.



The argument was made by lawyers for Green Bay Bishop David Ricken who are attempting to dismiss a May jury verdict which found the diocese guilty of fraud by intentionally concealing and transferring one of the state’s most prolific sex offender clerics, Fr. John Patrick Feeney.



Following the logic of the diocese argument, the US Constitution allows a bishop or religious official full civil immunity to secretly assign a cleric to a parish or school to work with children, even if that cleric has or is intending to commit child rape. When a bishop assigns a priest, according to the diocese, that does not mean the bishop believes the priest is safe to be around children.



And any decision a bishop makes about a cleric may “not be evaluated or explained” by courts because the First Amendment allows religious organizations to essentially do what they want and be accountable to no one.



In other words: According to the bishops of the Catholic Church, American religious liberty is for bishops, not children. The US Constitution does not protect children to freely worship and practice their faith from religious officials who put the protection of sex offender clerics over their safety.



And parents should never consider the priest assigned to their parish as “safe”. Why? Because if a bishop assigns a priest who has molested children to your parish, according to the diocese of Green Bay, he has a First Amendment right to commit fraud and lie to you about it.

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He is literally the scum of the earth.

[SalviaBlue]

23. Fuck him

My gut tells me he is projecting.



Not religious.

[otohara]

25. How Much Money Did The Catholic Church

pay for the hell they put the many survivors of sexual abuse through?

[meow2u3]

26. meow2u3 to Bishop Ricken: Voter intimidation, even from the pulpit, is a Federal crime

This is not only spiritual blackmail, it's the ultimate voter intimidation tactic - a cleric to threaten parishoners with eternal damnation for not voting for the bishop's preferred candidates. This bishop is far closer to hell than any woman seeking an abortion.

AFAIC, I'll rot in hell before I'll ever vote for a Republican, especially one who thinks the poor should die starved, sick, exposed to the elements, or at the hands of a criminal.

[Odin2005]

27. Where the fuck is the IRS???

[fascisthunter]

28. sounds like a Nazi condemning German Jews

guess who is going to or is in he'll already?

[Le Taz Hot]

29. Doesn't their own holy book

say that that's God's call and not man's? They ought to crack that sucker open every now and again.

[bklyncowgirl]

30. As a progressive (now estranged) Catholic, this is sad. nt

[RagAss]

31. Says the organization of Pedophiles !!!!!

Fuck Off Scumbag !

[quinnox]

32. But, but, but, Christianity is so mainstream and well accepted by society!

So that makes this ok, right?