There are some Jєωs who know the truth and are not afraid to say it. What is that truth? Simple, the Catholic Church is not the problem. One of them is Jєωιѕн business man, Sam Miller. Read carefully what he has written below. I applaud Mr. Miller for his honesty. My only complaint is that I wish Mr. Miller would recognize that his reference to "the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country" implicates, in large part, his Jєωιѕн brethren who dominate the media in this country. It is no secret that the Jєωs are in a cultural/political/religious war with the Catholic Church over who influences the masses. The media outlet that broke the original story a few weeks ago and sought to implicate Pope Benedict XVI in a sɛҳuąƖ coverup by using little more than insinuations and innuendos was the New York Times, a Jєωιѕн owned newspaper. Additionally, the original reporter placed on the story was a person by the name of Laurie Goldstein, a Jєωιѕн woman. Catholics need to be very aware that the predominately Jєωιѕн-owned media is not the friend of the Catholic Church. They have a long history of exploiting and sensationalizing every misstep that occurs in the Catholic Church. They are now going after Pope Benedict XVI because, unlike John Paul II who gave too much license to the Jєωs, Benedict has put his foot down on many occasions in order to preserve Catholic teaching. The vilifying of Pope Benedict and the wilful exaggeration of the sɛҳuąƖ problem among priests will continue unless we Catholics rise up together to stop it. The media's exploitation of these events is for the purpose of making the public look askance with disgust at the Catholic Church, and this leads them to give up the pursuit of faithful and holy living toward God, a devilish goal if there ever was one. When Jєωs or Protestants are caught in the same and often worse crimes, the New York Times either gives only cursory attention or ignores the incidents all together. Do not be fooled. The real battle today is between the Jєωs and the Catholic Church, and that is why this apostolate gives most of its attention to that particular battlefield. Please join us in the fight.
Robert Sungenis
Jєωιѕн Sam Miller on Catholics
Excerpts of an article written by Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland Jєωιѕн businessman-- who is NOT a Catholic.
Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States , namely the Catholic Church?
Do you know--the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at the cost to that Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. The graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%.
The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollment of 700,000 students.
The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people--not just Catholics--in the United States today
But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country. They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery on the institution of marriage.
Let me give you some figures that Catholics should know and remember. For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sɛҳuąƖ intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sɛҳuąƖ contact in a study by the United Methodist Church, 41.8% of clergy women reported unwanted sɛҳuąƖ behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sɛҳuąƖly harassed.
Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia. This is not a Catholic Problem.
A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious PR the church has been receiving.
The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been weeded out by now.
Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States. Then remember what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'. Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions.
Be proud that you're a Catholic.