The Catholic Church won’t endorse political candidates, even if IRS rules change, bishops announce
The Catholic Church won’t endorse political candidates, even if IRS rules change, bishops announce
Although the IRS recently allowed religious organizations to address their faithful about electoral politics, the Church will not speak on specific candidates.
Wow, so now the church is the one enforcing separation of church and state?
Are we in the upside down?
They don't need to. There's always a core of alt-right loud mouths in every parish who try to force their political opinions down everyone else's throats.
Sometimes it's the parish priest and their hard-right lackeys. Sometimes it's leaders in the Knights of Columbus council for the parish. Sometimes it's just regular church-goers. But there always seems to be a little group of them regardless.
Most parishioners just nod and smile and then disregard those guys. But my point is that even when the church officially forbids political endorsements in a higher level, others do it on a local level.
There's also quite a few people in the US who are catholic in name only, and are actually against the pope/vatican. It's so bad that last year the vatican ended up excommunicating an Italian archbishop and former diplomat to the US, because over the years he'd gone full blown conspiracy theorist maga. To the point where he was ranting about the new world order and called pope Francis a servant of Satan.
Yes, at first it's weird to think that people join an authoritarian organization like the Catholic Church, ostensibly believe that if they don't follow its teachings that they will suffer an eternity of punishment, and then switch to follow a billionaire grifter.
But if you consider that churches teach you to obey without thinking for yourself, it makes a lot more sense that people get confused and start obeying the louder person, instead.
Very true, but still pleasantly surprised by this small RCC w. A small move, but one in the right direction at least.
Like Frank Pavone
Evangelical Churches: "Hey Pope, hold my beer."
“AND TRUMP…DESCENDED WITH THE WINGS OF AN ANGEL FROM HEAVEN! AND HE EXCLAIMED:
In Trump's letter to the Persians, chapter 14 verse 88.
Not even just the evangelical churches. I've heard and seen Catholic church priests get political and condemn leftist ideology recently. Fat old boy touchers telling you to embrace Trump and reject basic human decency. Birds of a feather eh?
that has never stopped the local parish from doing just that. they also have people (some of whom are employees) who sit in social media and spread the political bullshit.
This change wasn't for the Catholics. This was a change to allow for the MAGAs to become a tax exempt church. They are already a cult now it will become a protected religion.
I know the new pope don't like trump, so they'll use that when the pope say he's a bad person and turn it political.
Im should make my own
cultreligion so I can spend tax free money on politics. Seems like a good time historically speeking to have your owncultreligionSettle down, L. Ron Hubbard.
No donations for you then though. We know where this is going. Athiest numbers will surge.
Pope become US president, when?
The Pope isn't really eligible to be President without first renouncing the papacy or getting congressional approval, and in the case of the latter there would likely be a fight between Congress and the Supreme Court over it
They got a high criminal spy as president. I think the pope should win in a landslide
