On our current road trip we have been visiting family and friends, many of which we have not seen for decades. Among them is a Catholic couple that I would consider devout. They are one of the reasons I fully expect to see a lot of Roman Catholics in heaven. They will not be there because they are Catholic but because of their trust in the saving blood of Jesus Christ, the same as protestants.
When you meet with Roman Catholics the state of the church comes up. I hope you are aware of the general reporting of the perversions going on among the priesthood and hierarchy. It seems to reach all the way to the pope. They report that the laity is outraged. They are writing letters and such but the Catholic church belongs to a tradition that is ruled from the top down. I asked if they are going to withhold funds. They said yes.
Now I see it happening.
You will find an article in CNS News. They quote the Wall Street Journal as a source of information. It seems that a group of business men who are Catholic have agreed to withhold almost a million dollars in contributions that they would normally give to the church. This is serious money.
If Hillary had won the election I imagine that the Justice Department would now be filing a lawsuit against these men for a hate crime. It would make the case against the Christian baker look like a kindergarten romp. These men have deep pockets. I could even see DOJ going for jail time because these men dared to discuss this in private and agree to a course of action. I think conspiracy would be the least of the charges.
Since Trump won I don’t expect the DOJ to get involved but the ACLU is still out there.
I have been saying that we need to hold Nike’s feet to the fire and avoid patronizing other businesses that are on the wrong path. I am glad to see some Catholic businessmen are putting their money where there mouths should be.
It is time for all of us to join them.
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Agreed.
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