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In reply to the discussion: Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]progressoid
(50,000 posts)118. *snort* Yes - they've been fleecing the flock for centuries.
BTW, since they are not required to, nor do they, release any specific information about their finances, where do you get your facts about their $$?
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Do you know why Catholics put money in the collection plate at Sunday mass? [View all]
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
OP
You need to get over yourself. I don't care what religion you are people always give
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2013
#128
But it's so much easier to feel morally superior when one is sitting at the keyboard.
Bake
Mar 2013
#186
Who died and made you God and arbiter of whose sense of community is good and whose
1monster
Mar 2013
#131
I could suggest a home for your "hook", but that might result in a hidden post.
11 Bravo
Mar 2013
#203
But the origins of Anglicanism are very silly, let's face it. If Ann had just agreed to have sex
Squinch
Mar 2013
#102
Lol! But it would have saved her a WHOLE lotta trouble if she hadn't held out.
Squinch
Mar 2013
#130
I am fascinated by the Anglicans. I have friends who are devout Anglicans, one of
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#191
No question. I was just commenting on the origins of Anglicanism, not the quality of its
Squinch
Mar 2013
#193
It's funny, but I never would think to discuss the roots of my friend's church. If
CTyankee
Mar 2013
#194
Those attacking Catholics here are teabaggers that somehow think they're progressives.
Gman
Mar 2013
#3
Right, just forget about the institutionalized homophobia, misogyny & pedophilia.
baldguy
Mar 2013
#21
Actually, "real liberals and progressive" can see the difference between the Vatican (The Church) &
uppityperson
Mar 2013
#44
Not all organisations have been caught, but most of them have some skeletons in the closet.
wickerwoman
Mar 2013
#163
Well an awful lot of them do. The US Government eg, has been supporting racism, homophobia, torture,
sabrina 1
Mar 2013
#197
Much as we use philosophy, politics, economics, the arts, and a whole host of imaginary constructs
LanternWaste
Mar 2013
#126
And some of that money goes to organizations like NOM, why isn't that acknowledged as well?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#7
I do care, because some of that money goes to harm people I love. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#15
I don't know, depends on where the parish is located, some of the money could have been sent to...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#34
Basically you are saying that because it helps some people, we should ignore what it does to others?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#51
First off, it depends on the parish and diocese, along with the economic level of the two...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#75
Well sometimes in parishes you have a second collection and thatgoes straight to the bishop.
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#77
If you are an offical member of a parish you can request envelopes so that you can keep track for
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#81
I care a lot about poverty. Having done the research, I know that the best way...
Moonwalk
Mar 2013
#47
So when will those good Catholics you mention stop funding the fight against birth control? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#58
Except for when the Archdiocese asks for some of that money as well...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#62
Most of the books are closed, but to give an example of Archdiocese malfeance...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#66
Pastors are not always as generous, as those that give in the collection baskets!
basspro1o1
Mar 2013
#134
65% of the funds Catholic Charities uses comes from Federal Tax revenues, not the Church
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#108
"It seems to me that the Church has regressed to a more intolerant doctrine, perhaps to try...
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#28
I feel that is the gist of it. I remember seeing the nuns and layman standing outside the prison
freshwest
Mar 2013
#86
So, why not keep all the money collected at the local level and not send any up the hierarchy? nt
Jerry442
Mar 2013
#32
Good post, I think you are expressing the feelings of many Catholics, practicing or not.
mountain grammy
Mar 2013
#42
Apparently your local preist didn't fancy you as a sexual target, you're one of the lucky ones!
DrewFlorida
Mar 2013
#43
'one of the lucky ones' You make it seem like like abuse is the rule, not the exception.
onehandle
Mar 2013
#49
Oh you think the Catholics you know would just go around telling you they were raped?
DrewFlorida
Mar 2013
#56
Taxes are involuntary, governments are necessary, analogy is stupid. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#60
Excommunication didn't seem to both Henry VIII . He founded the Church of England.
westerebus
Mar 2013
#173
And I am compelled to pay those taxes for shit I hate and I speak out about the crap
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2013
#167
Why do they "put money in the collection plate"? Unless the practice is less than universal,
AnotherMcIntosh
Mar 2013
#65
Of course not. I replied to the first sentence and subject of the comment re
No Vested Interest
Mar 2013
#139
If it involves getting money, most congregations will make it as convenient as humanly possible.
JVS
Mar 2013
#142
Your first paragraph is exactly why people shouldn't donate their money.
Moses2SandyKoufax
Mar 2013
#69
What most people don't realize about the RCC is that most of it's American wealth
hrmjustin
Mar 2013
#76
More an incentive to starve the beast then, that way at least they won't have money to spare...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#84
Yes. If there were a God and he read DU, He would be sick of this shit, too.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#82
The Vatican is worth 500 billion dollars. They could fund every parish without tithing.
Lint Head
Mar 2013
#83
When I was younger, our parish priest had a reputation as a real tightwad.
Sheldon Cooper
Mar 2013
#91
That's right. It's the folks who point out the curruption, hatred and bigotry that those dollars...
Walk away
Mar 2013
#92
This is what we've devolved to? Leaving money in the collection plate is now controversial?
tritsofme
Mar 2013
#94
You cannot deny, however, that some of that money is used in unsavory ways
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#103
I appreciate your post. I would be interested in knowing how much of the dollar that goes
rhett o rick
Mar 2013
#105
I'm a Catholic-church-going atheist. I put money in the collection plate (actually my kids do) for
Texas Lawyer
Mar 2013
#109
How does donating to a group that funds fights against LGBT rights make you a good person?
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#168
So basically you volunteer time or material to your local parish so they don't have to spend money..
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#178
Isn't that special. Still, the Church had plenty of money to fight for Prop 8, though.
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#117
I didn't realize people were doing that. But I don't read Catholic bashing threads.
MissMarple
Mar 2013
#132
There is a relatively small but vocal number of people (here and elsewhere)...
YoungDemCA
Mar 2013
#138
No. They put money in, because if they don't, the Big Sky Man will send them...
harmonicon
Mar 2013
#146
Hi loyalsister - I attend mass...at our church there is a fairly wide mix of elderly, young, etc.
Pendrench
Mar 2013
#179
No problem - if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer the best I can :)
Pendrench
Mar 2013
#185
LGBT advocates, pro-choice and pro-contraception activists are extremists now? n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#170
I'm still counted among those 1.2 billion, and I'm sick of people pulling that number...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2013
#171
Half of those clamoring about church donations probably support & invest in Wall St.
raouldukelives
Mar 2013
#162
My OP was posted last week when the "big news" exception for religion threads in GD was in effect.
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#200
Every Protestant Church I've attended Passed The Collection Plate Around Too!
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2013
#201
Yes, of course. The only reason I wrote my OP (last week) about Catholics in particular,
scarletwoman
Mar 2013
#202