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kwassa

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16. I don't make any rules.

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 24, 2015, 10:08 PM

Sep 2015

I recognize that the Catholic Church and it's charities help millions in this world.

To you, it is rendered worthless by their positions on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

While I agree that this part of their stance is terrible, I recognize the good that they do.

Do you think we will ever agree on this?

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Doing good for the wrong reasons is still doing good. [View all] kwassa Sep 2015 OP

My brother ran Catholic Charities in Wash DC upaloopa Sep 2015 #1

And doing good does not exempt an organization from criticism for very very bad behavior. PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #2

If the Catholic Church suddenly stopped charity work yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #5

You cannot pick and choose who is more important....that's the trouble with ignoring justice for all AuntPatsy Sep 2015 #6

There are religious leaders that are entirely sincere. kwassa Sep 2015 #18

OK, but doing good still does not exempt an organization from criticism for very very bad behavior. PeaceNikki Sep 2015 #9

I agree. kwassa Sep 2015 #17

Catholic Charities in many parts of the nation want to discriminate against LGBT people in adoption. Humanist_Activist Sep 2015 #3

Outside of the services they refuse to perform, there are no strings attached. kwassa Sep 2015 #12

Contraception is very important to LuvNewcastle Sep 2015 #4

but fortunately there are other charities that provide contraceptive services. kwassa Sep 2015 #13

How much 'good' does one have to do to excuse hate and ignorance? Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #7

I don't make any rules. kwassa Sep 2015 #16

And doing good does not immunize against criticism for doing bad. jeff47 Sep 2015 #8

I agree. kwassa Sep 2015 #14

Perhaps they're trying to mitigate the evil they've cast into the world REP Sep 2015 #10

No. It is about Catholic social teaching. kwassa Sep 2015 #15

I worked for several years in the Catholic LiberalElite Sep 2015 #11