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So, the bishops of the Roman Catholic church are hanging out in Baltimore for a few days. Normally, I'm all for this, being Catholic. Nice to see you guys, make sure you see the Harbor, have some blue crab before the season's over, and so on. Kind of like when the relatives come to visit.
Now, their agenda, at least according to WYPR this morning, is primarily two-fold. The first fold is a "marriage education" campaign. *roll eyes* Whatever. I shall continue to pray that thesenincompoops cultural dinosaurs misguided souls will one day open their eyes to the true nature of love. *point to icon*
However, this is at least sort of in their area of expertise. They're laying down dogma for the church. I don't agree with it, but it is technically part of the job description of bishop. (Right along with wearing a funny hat and carrying around a big stick.)
The other fold of the meeting is what's making me nuts. They're figuring out what criteria to give Catholics for political candidates. They're trying to tell people who to vote for.*slap forehead* Forget current trends, forget that this is part of the reason the US didn't elect a Catholic president until 1960. Here's my beef:
Never, ever in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, has dabbling in politics worked out in the long run. Have these guys not read their history? Seriously, worry about things spiritual. Have faith in your guidance and in your congregation. And, for crying out loud, please stop trying to micromanage everyone's conscience!
Now, their agenda, at least according to WYPR this morning, is primarily two-fold. The first fold is a "marriage education" campaign. *roll eyes* Whatever. I shall continue to pray that these
However, this is at least sort of in their area of expertise. They're laying down dogma for the church. I don't agree with it, but it is technically part of the job description of bishop. (Right along with wearing a funny hat and carrying around a big stick.)
The other fold of the meeting is what's making me nuts. They're figuring out what criteria to give Catholics for political candidates. They're trying to tell people who to vote for.*slap forehead* Forget current trends, forget that this is part of the reason the US didn't elect a Catholic president until 1960. Here's my beef:
Never, ever in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, has dabbling in politics worked out in the long run. Have these guys not read their history? Seriously, worry about things spiritual. Have faith in your guidance and in your congregation. And, for crying out loud, please stop trying to micromanage everyone's conscience!
