Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Together in Aiding and Abetting
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is running its annual tax the rich parishes program of Together in Mission. Remember that if you parish does not meet its archdiocesan financial target, the archdiocese will simply tap into your parishes assets to make up the differnece.
This is an outrage. But the problem goes further. Since the vast majority of the financially struglling parishes apparently cater to congregations that have substantial numbers of illegal aliens, supporting those parishes aids and abets those who break the laws of our country.
This year, my wife and I are sending money to some "poor" people we know in another country, who, by the way, have properly and legally applied to immigrate to a country where the chances for economic enrichment exist (no, not the USA).
God Bless them for doing the right thing. We will reward them in our own little way with the money that would otherwise help illegal aliens.
This is an outrage. But the problem goes further. Since the vast majority of the financially struglling parishes apparently cater to congregations that have substantial numbers of illegal aliens, supporting those parishes aids and abets those who break the laws of our country.
This year, my wife and I are sending money to some "poor" people we know in another country, who, by the way, have properly and legally applied to immigrate to a country where the chances for economic enrichment exist (no, not the USA).
God Bless them for doing the right thing. We will reward them in our own little way with the money that would otherwise help illegal aliens.
