Author Topic: Top Cardinal warns gov t Hands off our Religion (Read 1147 times)

Binechi · « **on:** September 09, 2015, 08:56:18 AM »

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/top-cardinal-warns-feds-hands-off-our-religion/article/2571564

Top cardinal warns Feds: Hands off our religion

Facing unprecedented federal threats to religious liberty following the Supreme Court's endorsement of same sex marriage, the Catholic archbishop of Washington is warning the administration against telling the faithful how to practice their religion and charity.

On the eve of a visit to the White House by Pope Francis this month, Cardinal Donald William Wuerl forcefully put the administration on notice to drop any plans to punish religious institutions that oppose same sex marriage.

"We really don't think government should be telling us how we should be practicing our faith," Wuerl told Secrets. "Religious freedom shouldn't be determined for us by somebody else any more than people in the media would want freedom of speech to be determined by somebody else," he added.

TKGS · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2015, 09:52:07 AM »

The cardinal should have added, "At least until October!"

Marlelar · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2015, 11:21:16 AM »

Wasn't he involved in covering up sex abuse?

Charlemagne · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2015, 01:09:33 PM »

Exactly which religion are you talking about, Cardinal?

Matto · « **Reply #4 on:** September 09, 2015, 01:32:53 PM »

Maybe traditional Catholics should go around holding "God hates fαɢs" signs like the Westbro Baptists. I bet that would get media attention and make a lot of disgruntled anti-sodomite converts.

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #5 on:** September 09, 2015, 01:40:22 PM »

Quote from: Binechi

The Catholic archbishop (Wuerl) of Washington is warning the administration against telling the faithful how to practice their religion and charity.

"We really don't think government should be telling us how we should be practicing our faith," Wuerl told Secrets.

Government officials shouldn't worry too much since Donald Cardinal Wuerl turns 75 on November 12th this year, so he ought to be turning in his resignation (retirement) to Pope Francis just about any time, now.

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songbird · « **Reply #6 on:** September 09, 2015, 03:45:25 PM »

They have to answer to the one who gives them money, the gov't. Another Dog and Pony show. All dioceses must answer to the gov't. That is how marxist work.

Domitilla · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2015, 06:30:44 AM »

Well, at long, long last, Cardinal Wuerl is finally doing what one would expect from a N.O. Roman Catholic Prince of the Church -- he's putting his velvet slipper down in defense of religious liberty ....