Open letter to the U.S. bishops: Let's not be a laughingstock, OK?

[meow2u3]

Back in the 13th century, St. Thomas Aquinas warned his fellow scholars about taking positions that brought ridicule upon the church. "Ne fides rideatur," he said. Literally, "Don't let the faith be laughed at."

Last week, we learned the U.S. bishops were launching an investigation into the supposedly subversive activities of our Catholic Girl Scouts. According to The Associated Press, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Ft. Wayne-South Bend, Ind., and his fellows on the bishops' Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth will be looking into the Scouts' "possible problematic relationships" with groups like Doctors Without Borders, the Sierra Club, and Oxfam International "because they support family planning."

Only a few weeks ago, we were laughing over the news that our bishops are investigating the doctrinal purity of our religious sisters, the most admired Catholics in the land. Who of us is not hooting this week over something even sillier, this latest attempt by our bishops to swoop down, Taliban-like, on our Girl Scouts?

http://ncronline.org/news/vatican/open-letter-us-bishops-lets-not-be-laughingstock-ok

[longship]

1. Maybe the bishops will do what Momons did for the Boy Scouts

Provide funding and then influence policy.

Watch out for that one.

[mitchtv]

3. provide funding?

that might dig into vacation funds or into lost lawsuit payments.

[KansDem]

2. Too bad they weren't as vigilant when their priests were raping boys...

But, I guess it isn't too late to start...

[skepticscott]

4. A little late

Catholic bishops and above are already a laughingstock and far worse among a goodly portion of decent, sensible people. And they won't be changing any time soon.

[cbayer]

5. Well done, Mr. Kaiser.

Thanks for posting this.

[dimbear]

6. Only the 1st world gets the joke, the 3rd world doesn't and the 3rd world controls.

The Catholic Church plays to the audience, and knows who they are.