I first saw this when a Northern Kentucky Catholic high school encouraged donations to the Pope John Paul II Medical Research Institute instead of the ALS Association when doing the now popular ice bucket challenge.

 

Me, personally, I think it is embarrassing for the Catholic Church and one of the many reasons why people like me choose to be no longer associated with it.

 

Cincinnati Archdiocese freezes Catholic school donations to ice bucket challenge charity - The Washington Post

 

I can totally relate to you on this.

 

The Catholic Church has been so annoying to me these last few years. I can’t even explain why. Maybe it’s the translation change, maybe it’s my current pastor’s infatuation with old style customs; but lately when the Church makes the news… it feels pompous and self righteous. Yeah I get your stance but I don’t see your humility. Ugggggh. Editorial Note: I’m a cradle Catholic, attend Mass weekly, and don’t have plans to leave. Love the Eucharist, it’s there that I find hope and the truth.

^ good post inittowinit, thank you! I don't see why people are upset or embarrassed by the Catholic Church taking this position, since the church is against abortion and with ALSA doing embryonic stem cell research.

I can totally relate to you on this.

 

The Catholic Church has been so annoying to me these last few years. I can’t even explain why. Maybe it’s the translation change, maybe it’s my current pastor’s infatuation with old style customs; but lately when the Church makes the news… it feels pompous and self righteous. Yeah I get your stance but I don’t see your humility. Ugggggh. Editorial Note: I’m a cradle Catholic, attend Mass weekly, and don’t have plans to leave. Love the Eucharist, it’s there that I find hope and the truth.

 

I would say the current head of the church extols the opposite of pompousness or self righteousness and more and more of the church is imitating his leadership. Now, holding firm to what it believes is the truth and not bending to the ebb and flow of society's relativism makes it pompous and self righteous, than I say continue being pompous and self righteous.

I would say the current head of the church extols the opposite of pompousness or self righteousness and more and more of the church is imitating his leadership. Now, holding firm to what it believes is the truth and not bending to the ebb and flow of society's relativism makes it pompous and self righteous, than I say continue being pompous and self righteous.

 

I thank God for Pope Francis every day. And hope I soon see the Church imitating him, like you do.

I thank God for Pope Francis every day. And hope I soon see the Church imitating him, like you do.

 

Another think I like about Francis is his administrative ability. Benedict was an brilliant theologian and teacher, a pretty good pastor but I think even he was admit the administrative part of being pope was not his strong point and I sometimes wonder if that is why his resigned.

 

With Francis's reforms of the Vatican bank and other areas of the curia, I feel much better about my money going to the Vatican. By no means do I think Benedict was dishonest, more just over his head in terms of managing the administrative side of the Vatican.

 

JPII was probably better than Benedict but I am getting the feeling Francis was still better than JPII or..........Francis is better and surrounding himself with better advisors.

I caught the end of a conversation this morning regarding this.

 

I THINK they said this should not be an issue because ONE person completely funds the ALS studies that use embryonic stem cells.

 

If true that means none of the contributions to ALS are violating Catholic belief.

 

Anyone else hear this?

I caught the end of a conversation this morning regarding this.

 

I THINK they said this should not be an issue because ONE person completely funds the ALS studies that use embryonic stem cells.

 

If true that means none of the contributions to ALS are violating Catholic belief.

 

Anyone else hear this?

 

No....but that's sure an interesting twist on things.

"WHY WON'T THE CATHOLIC CHURCH JUST TELL ME THAT I'M PERFECT AND THAT EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS AWESOME AND JESUS LOVES ME BECAUASE THAT SONG SAID SO AND IF HE LOVES ME THEN HE LOVES ME JUST THE WAY I AM BECAUSE THAT OTHER SONG SAID SO AND GET OFF MY CASE I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER I WANT AND NO ONE CAN JUDGE ME."

- The 21st Century

Kumbaya, my Lord...

"WHY WON'T THE CATHOLIC CHURCH JUST TELL ME THAT I'M PERFECT AND THAT EVERYTHING I'M DOING IS AWESOME AND JESUS LOVES ME BECAUASE THAT SONG SAID SO AND IF HE LOVES ME THEN HE LOVES ME JUST THE WAY I AM BECAUSE THAT OTHER SONG SAID SO AND GET OFF MY CASE I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER I WANT AND NO ONE CAN JUDGE ME."

- The 21st Century

 

I think this sentiment has always wrung true. Maybe more evident in the 21st Century.

 

But the faithful should have a voice… without being judged or poo-poo’d. Hope Pope Francis’s leadership instills greater humility and a greater sense of love throughout the Church, and that we are all open to it.