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[barbtries]

1. they need to get over themselves.

clearly hate comes first and charity second.

[comipinko]

5. As it has for generations.

[PDJane]

2. I'm speechless............

Agnes, my mother, isn't. Most of what she said can't be repeated, however.

[comipinko]

4. Agnes sounds like a fine woman.

[Drale]

3. The saddest part about this whole thing

is how they actually believe that Jesus would support them and that he would hate gay people just as much as they do.

[comipinko]

6. Well, when you make that first leap into "belief", the rest is not too hard.

[nykym]

7. This from the bottom of the article

Catholic Charities affiliates received a total of nearly $2.9 billion a year from the government in 2010, about 62 percent of its annual revenue of $4.67 billion. Only 3 percent came from churches in the diocese (the rest came from in-kind contributions, investments, program fees and community donations).

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/us/for-bishops-a-battle-over-whose-rights-prevail.html?_r=2&hp

So they managed to get about 1.7 billion from other sources. I would bet if they pulled a Swaggart they could get the rest.

[Warren Stupidity]

8. Go with God.

Seriously. And take god with you. Just go.

[comipinko]

9. They will all leave "empty handed".

[Spazito]

10. Fascinating read...

THEY are claiming discrimination because they can no longer discriminate with impunity. Now that is Whining with a capital W.

They should fold if they cannot follow the law.

[comipinko]

12. Yup.

[Peregrine Took]

11. "Papists?"

Oh, please.
The hierarchy of the church is conservative right now.

Some day soon it will swing back to a period of tolerance of others. Don't condemn all Catholics because some of the higher ups are close minded.